Knee braces are supports that you wear for a painful or injured knee. Some people use them to prevent knee injuries during sports. Braces are made from combinations of metal, foam, plastic, elastic material and straps. They come in many sizes, colors and designs.

• Lumbar Supports
• Elbow Supports
• Crutches

The knee is the heaviest and the best supported joint in the human body, unfortunately that does not always protect it from injury and pain. There are various times when a person finds himself as a patient seeking advice from his physician as to what sort of knee support brace he should wear until his knee pain has subsided. While support knee braces are useful in many cases, occasionally, a doctor might suggest that they do more harm than good if the wrong one is chosen, in which case, the physician can recommendation the correct one for his patient's knee pain treatment.

Methods of preventing and treating knee injuries have changed with the rapid development and refinement of knee braces. Prophylactic knee braces are designed to protect uninjured knees from valgus stresses that could damage the medial collateral ligaments.

Different knee problems require different knee braces. Your doctor may suggest one kind of knee brace after knee surgery. Some doctors may choose another kind of knee brace for support instead of surgery for a torn knee ligament. You may also need a knee brace for pain in the front of your knee that isn't getting better with strengthening and flexibility exercises. Braces don't seem to work well to stop knee injuries from happening. Get your doctor's advice if you want to try a knee brace.

There are four main kinds of knee braces:

• Prophylactic Braces. These are designed to protect knees from injuries during contact sports like football.
• Functional Braces. These give support to knees that have already been injured.
• Rehabilitative Braces. These limit harmful knee movement while a knee is healing after an injury or surgery.
• Unloader/offloader Braces. These are designed to provide relief to people who have arthritis in their knees.

Knee injuries are a common occurrence, but the best means of recovery is for the patient to follow the advice of his doctor and physical therapist.

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