| Common ligament injuries are an ACL injury, a PCL | | | | When your knee is unstable, a brace that will keep |
| injury, or an MCL injury. These injuries can cause your | | | | you from bending or twisting your knee will help. The |
| knee to become unstable. | | | | kind of brace that can help you not to do this is? |
| ACL injuries, including complete or partial tears occur | | | | Hinged knee braces. These braces work by |
| when you change direction rapidly, twist without | | | | controlling your knee's range of motion and are also |
| moving your feet or slow down too fast. This type | | | | designed to protect your knees. You can control |
| of sudden movement can cause the ACL to stretch | | | | your knee's range of motion with hinged knee braces |
| or tear. | | | | because the brace's settings are adjustable. You can |
| A PCL injury can occur from hyper-extending your | | | | adjust the settings to control how far you can |
| knee or impact to the front of it. Direct impact from | | | | extend your leg and how much you can flex your leg. |
| the outside of the knee joint can also cause a PCL | | | | While the rigid strapping system and heavy-duty |
| injury. An example is playing football. | | | | hinges keep your knee stable, these braces are also |
| The MCL is usually injured when the outside of the | | | | dynamic. These braces are called dynamic because |
| knee joint is struck. This can make the outside of | | | | they allow for some movement. The goal of hinged |
| your knee buckle and cause the inside to widen. | | | | knee braces is to simply control movement while |
| When the MCL is stretched too far, it may tear or | | | | keeping the knee supported and stable. Hinged knee |
| get injured. | | | | braces can be used if you have a knee injury or |
| Your knee can become unstable from all of these | | | | have just had surgery. |
| different ligament injuries, tears and sprains. | | | | Hinged knee braces are rated as level III braces. |
| You may have problems twisting, pivoting, or turning. | | | | Level III braces provide advanced protection and |
| You may find it hard to walk down slopes and stairs. | | | | support. The materials used to make level III braces |
| There are many types of problems that you could | | | | include: neoprene, elastic, fabric, and various types of |
| experience when you damage the ligaments in your | | | | metals. These braces are made to provide both |
| knee. When your knee is unstable, you need a brace | | | | compression and support. These braces can help |
| that offers a high level of support. Hinged knee | | | | provide support and stability as well as improve the |
| braces are ideal when you have knee instability from | | | | joint's function and help decrease the pain you feel |
| injured ligaments. | | | | from an injury. |