A hinged knee brace is a knee support that is designed to support, alleviate pain and provide comfort to your injured knee.
Knees play a significant role in your day-to-day activities, whether you are playing, exercising running or simply walking or going up and down the stairs. Sometimes, over-exertion can cause strain to your knee, especially if you have injured them before. A mild injury can be managed with a sleeve, but for a serious injury, a hinged knee brace is prescribed.
What is a Hinged Knee Brace?
A hinged knee brace is a knee support with rigid bars on each side of the brace and a hinge in the middle of each bar.
Why is a Hinged Knee Brace used?
A hinged knee brace is designed to
- provide more support and stability to your injured knee than a regular knee sleeve
- reduce pain and pressure on your knees
- prevent too much of right/left movement, and sometimes, even front to back movement (the rigid bars of the knee brace perform this function)
Although a hinged knee brace is more commonly used to treat an injured knee, sometimes it can be used to prevent injuries during high contact sports where there is a high probability of knee injury.
Different Types of Knee Braces
- Standard Knee Braces – These day-to-day braces are used only to limit movement (side to side and front to back)
- Functional Knee Braces – These knee braces are designed specifically to support different ligament problems like LCL, ACL, MCL and PCL.
- Post Operative Knee Braces – Also known as rehabilitative knee braces, these have a hinge with a locking mechanism to lock the brace at a certain degree
- Arthritis Knee Braces – Arthritis/osteoarthritis knee braces are designed to shift the weight from your knee to your cartilage
Shields 2 Hinged Knee Brace at Synergy Orthopedics
Synergy Orthopedics is a Medicare accredited company, with an independent accreditation by BOC. A leader in patient care, it provides the most advanced recovery care programs, protocols, products and technologies.
One of its featured products is the Shields 2 Hinged Knee Brace. This extremely durable knee brace has removable hinges and independent thigh and calf straps. It allows for dynamic control of the patella and Trakaderm™ U-shaped buttress for treatment of multiple patella indications.
Call Synergy Orthopedics for more information or any queries on the hinged knee brace.
About Synergy Orthopedics, LLC:
Synergy Orthopedics, LLC has been a trusted partner to patients recovering from musculoskeletal injuries and surgeries. Working alongside the doctor and other medical professionals, we help patients regain function and motion and get back to their everyday lives. Visit our website at https://www.synergyortho.com to learn more about our products and services.
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