| Support Can Help A Damaged ACL | | | | time, you might not ever wear it because it would be |
| Does this scenario sound familiar? You have | | | | a hassle. Nobody wants to be weighed down by |
| previously torn your ACL and it has partially | | | | anything, and that's a fact! - New knee braces with |
| recovered or maybe it has not recovered at all! | | | | strong aircraft grade aluminum frames can be both |
| Now what? - Obviously you can not roll over and die. | | | | very lightweight and strong. Remember this if you |
| It is time to do something to help support your knee | | | | want to find a lightweight, yet strong knee brace |
| while you are in an injured (or semi-injured) state. - | | | | frame. Many times the frames can be 0.08 - 0.125" |
| Even if you have almost healed your torn ACL, it is | | | | thick. You can't get much thinner than this.... |
| important to make sure that you protect it from | | | | 3.) Warranty Standards : First of all, we suggest that |
| further or future injury. That is where an ACL knee | | | | you purchase a new knee brace, instead of a used |
| brace comes into play... | | | | one. One of the biggest reasons for this, is that you |
| Here are some important factors that you should | | | | can cash in on the warranty, if needed. Many knee |
| look for in an ACL brace : | | | | brace manufacturers these days will offer a 1 year |
| 1.) Knee Joint Extension Control | | | | warranty on the frame and hinges, while also giving |
| Sometimes you can hyperextend your knee. This can | | | | you a 6 month warranty on soft goods like the |
| happen either by accident or when someone may hit | | | | straps. This is important for you because it means |
| you head on. - You may know this all to well! When | | | | that your brace provider believes in their brace and |
| using a well designed knee brace, hyperextension | | | | this also transfers confidence to you. |
| problems can be limited, if not totally deflected. In | | | | 4.) Anti Migration Band |
| technical terms : When anterior shear forces on the | | | | One of the biggest problems people have with |
| tibia are reduce, you will find that less strain is placed | | | | braces is a term called "migration". This means that |
| on the ACL and there will be a considerable decrease | | | | the knee brace will slide around on your leg, and this |
| in chance of injury. - This is huge bonus for someone | | | | will get, at the very least, very annoying. |
| that does not want to hurt their ACL! | | | | Anti-migration bands are incorporated into many |
| 2.) Lightweight Design | | | | modern day brace designs to help avoid this problem. |
| If someone gave you a heavy and bulky knee brace, | | | | When you hear a knee brace provider talk about this |
| and told you that you would be safer when wearing | | | | component it should give you confidence. |
| it, you might appreciate the gift. But at the same | | | | |