| Do you have a knee instability that is | | | | brace is built for speed and agility, which |
| considered moderate to severe? | | | | is a bonus when you do not want to slow you |
| | | | down. The DonJoy Legend has a unique outer |
| Have you ever injured any of the major | | | | covering that is "chip" resistant. This |
| ligaments that provide support to your knee? | | | | feature makes the DonJoy Legend knee brace |
| These may include your ACL, PCL, MCL, and | | | | more safe for salt and fresh water sporting |
| LCL. | | | | activities. |
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| Are you a high energy professional athlete, | | | | Research on the Legend knee brace, in a |
| or a weekend warrior that is searching for | | | | recent study published by the American |
| knee stability? Then Read On! | | | | Journal of Sports Medicine (1) has documented |
| | | | the efficacy of the DonJoy Legend for people |
| When it comes to moderate or severe knee | | | | with ACL injuries. Eleven people had a |
| instability, or for those of us that are | | | | special trasnducer implanted into their ACL |
| high-performance athletes looking to help | | | | (not recommended for our readers |
| protect our knee, the only knee brace you | | | | necessarily...) at the time of surgery. The |
| need is the DonJoy Legend. DonJoy has | | | | ligament strain was tested both with the knee |
| recently changed the name of the Legend to | | | | brace donned and with it taken off. The |
| the "SE 4-point" to illustrate its patented | | | | authors of this study reported that the knee |
| 4-point stability mechanism. This custom-fit | | | | brace significanly decreased anterior shear |
| knee brace has proven to be superior by other | | | | loads up to 130N. These anterior shear loads |
| knee brace specialists testing procedures. | | | | are the primary loads that will cause a |
| The DonJoy Legend Knee brace is designed to | | | | feeling of instability for people with ACL |
| provide stability for moderate to severe | | | | tears. Not only was anterior shear load |
| ACL,MCL, PCL, and LCL instabilities. You | | | | decreased, but the internal torque strain of |
| could be moving again with confidence, with | | | | the tibia (twisting moments at the knee) was |
| the support that this knee brace provides, if | | | | significanly decreased as well. |
| you have injured one or more of these | | | | |
| ligaments! How could that benefit your life? | | | | As a result, the reseachers concluded that |
| For the better maybe? | | | | the DonJoy Legend knee brace significanly |
| | | | lowers the strain on your ACL, which is |
| The DonJoy Legend knee brace (aka the SE | | | | useful for those people that have had their |
| 4-point) is a well designed knee brace that | | | | knee reconstructed and need stability when |
| has unparalleled strength for athletes in | | | | they return to sports. |
| high energy contact sports, such as motocross | | | | |
| or football. It is absolutely possible to | | | | (1) Reference: Fleming BC, Renstrom PA, et |
| use this knee brace in more than these sports | | | | al. "Influence of Functional Knee Bracing on |
| too! Not only is it a durable knee brace, it | | | | ACL Strain Biomechanics." American Journal of |
| has a low profile, water resistant design | | | | Sports Medicine, Vol 28, No 6: 815-824, 2000. |
| that contours closely to your leg. This knee | | | | |