Knee Support Braces A person may need to use a knee support brace to help reduce pain, promote quick recovery time from an injury, and to protect the injured knee. With a healthy knee you can do simple things like bend, straighten, or flex your knee without pain. It is a completely new story when you have an injured knee because doing simple things like running, sitting, or walking can cause pain. This pain can range from mild to extreme. Many times their orthopedic doctor will recommend that they use a knee support brace. Each knee support brace is specifically designed for certain knee problems like arthritis pain, torn ligaments, or injured kneecaps.
Knee Support Braces If you are elderly or disabled and have Medicare, you may be eligible to receive a Medicare knee support brace at little to no charge to you. This is good because many times these knee support braces can be expensive. When using a knee support brace you should not wear it for a prolonged period of time because it could weaken your muscles. You may even become dependent on the knee support brace and think you need to use it all the time. They are a temporary measure used to manage your knee until your orthopedic doctor feels you do not need it any longer after undergoing physical therapy per the doctor’s orders and doing knee exercises.
Knee Support Braces Some of the different knee support braces that are used include: • • • •
Hinged knee brace Prophylactic knee brace Arthritic knee brace Functional knee brace
When seeing your orthopedic doctor for you knee injury they will determine which knee support brace you will need.
Lower Back Braces Lower back braces are not a “one type for all problems.� Each problem that causes lower back pain needs a different type of lower back brace. For example, a lower back brace that is used for adolescent scoliosis and after back surgery will need to be ordered by your physical therapist or surgeon. They will be molded to fit the patient with heat-treated plastic to help provide widespread spine stabilization. Because this type of lower back brace has to be molded to fit the patient you may be able to get a Blue Cross Blue Shield back brace that is paid for with no cost to you. If you are elderly, you may also be able to get a Medicare back brace.
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