| Has your knee ever made a Popping sound when | | | | After the injury occurs, a significant amount of pain |
| you injured it? | | | | and swelling can occur. You may also feel like the |
| If so you may have injured one of your main | | | | stability of your knee is compromised, like it is going |
| ligaments in your knee; your ACL (Anterior Cruciate | | | | to "give out" on you. |
| Ligament). Even if you did not hear that sound, you | | | | An ACL knee brace can be a highly supportive |
| still may have seriously injured your knee. | | | | adjunct to your recovery process. ACL type knee |
| ACL injuries can happen to anyone. Individuals that | | | | braces are usually more sturdy than your neoprene |
| are highly active tend to have a greater chance at | | | | style knee braces. What this basically means is that if |
| injuring this ligament, especially those that can cause | | | | you injured your ACL, you will most likely benefit |
| a lot of force placed on the ACL. Gender also seems | | | | from a knee brace that will help to stop any bending, |
| to play a role in the frequency of ACL injuries. In | | | | twisting, or hyperextension movements of your knee |
| collegiate basketball, women players have been noted | | | | that will further insult your injury. Furthermore, ACL |
| to have an ACL injury rate that is up to 8 times | | | | knee braces, when properly designed, can help to |
| more likely than men in the same sport! | | | | stop side to side movements as well that when |
| Usually high speed twists can injure the ACL. | | | | excessive in nature can re-injure your knee. |
| Moreover, high speed bending or extending the knee | | | | Many people have expressed a sense of relief when |
| beyond its normal range of motion, or awkward | | | | they get these kinds of knee braces, because they |
| landings can result in an ACL injury. Many people think | | | | do not feel like their knee is going to "Give Out" on |
| that football players are the most susceptible to ACL | | | | them when it is worn. They also express the fact |
| injuries but people who play basketball, soccer, | | | | that they can still move around and the brace does |
| volleyball, baseball, tennis, skiers etc. can also injury | | | | not inhibit their movement to the point were it is |
| this ligament with the wrong kind of movement. | | | | cumbersome. |