Are you wondering how an arthritis knee brace can help you? Are you considering using one for support, or to reduce knee pain, or for other personal knee related reasons?

After visiting your doctor, he may recommend to you many available treatment options to help reduce your knee pain. Rest, surgery, therapy, or the use a knee brace may be discussed.  The use of a well designed knee brace has helped thousands of people, due to an injury you may have sustained while participating in life's activities.

They can be used to help promote healing of an injury, or surgical site, or to reduce knee pain as the result of an athletic incident or arthritis knee pain.

Let's get down to the basic supports first.

1) The neoprene knee brace. Neoprene is a soft stretchy material that provides support. Neoprene knee braces are considered to be far less restrictive than others that include a hinge or that have metal components. There are advantages and disadvantages to this.

Really, neoprene knee braces are more of a reminder to you that you shouldn't do certain movements that will cause you pain. They do not really restrict movement which is what some people need due to their injury or diagnosis. If all you need is a "reminder" kind of brace that will also warm up the area around your knee, then a neoprene brace could be for you.

2) Neoprene knee braces with a hinged knee joint are next. Why is a neoprene knee brace with hinges possibly more supportive? Basically, because they have uprights that are attached to the joint that will help to restrict side to side movements at that knee that may be the culprit in causing you pain.

These neoprene style knee braces are great for people who do not have a serious injury, and who need some side to side stability. This kind of brace may provide a little extra needed support while taking part in activities of daily living, or playing sports.

3) There is also the OA / Arthritis Knee Brace. Produced by FLA Orthopedics, this new, wrap-around knee brace is suitable for mild unicompartmental Osteoarthritis, inflammation or knee pain due to cartilage or meniscus deterioration, mild ligament instabilities, medial or lateral instability and post-op.

The unilateral hinge and strapping system in the OA / Arthritis Knee Brace work together in applying a corrective force to the joint. It creates space in the joint where the cartilage has deteriorated. Stress and load on the affected side of the knee is transferred to the unaffected side, allowing the joint to realign. The "off-loading" reduces the bone-on-bone contact and also the associated pain.

Features and Benefits include:
• Unilateral Hinge and Unique Strapping Configuration applying corrective force to offload the affected side of the joint.
• Wrap-Around Design is ideal for the application to tender and swollen knees and is quick and easy to apply.
• Neoprene Material provides therapeutic warmth which soothes the aching joint.
• Support Straps will allow for adjustable compression.
• It is available in Medial and Lateral Designs for left and right knee applications.
• There are Interchangeable Condyle Pads which can be switched depending on daily compression needs.

There are two types of arthritis knee braces that are often used, namely unloader and support braces. The "unloader" brace shifts load away from the affected portion of the knee while the "support" brace helps support the entire knee load. The best thing about opting for knee braces instead of arthritis knee surgery is that there would be a definite decrease in arthritis knee pain and a marked difference in the ability to walk longer distances.

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