Latest Knee brace Stories
To Brace or Not to Brace, KORT Physical Therapist and Chevy Chase Clinic Director, Stephen Karam, PT, DPT answers the question. Prophylactic bracing is one of many things experts have come up with to help the athlete stay in the game, but do they work? Lexington, Kentucky (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Being an athlete carries with it the risk that an injury is one play away. And for years, athletes, doctors and trainers have been coming up with new methods to help prevent injuries form occurring...
Wearing a knee brace has been shown to “significantly improve the pain and symptoms” of a type of osteoarthritis affecting the kneecap, according to a new study. Arthritis Research UK-funded researchers at The University of Manchester claim their findings, presented at the Osteoarthritis Research Society International meeting in Philadelphia tomorrow (Friday April 19) have enormous potential for treating this common joint condition effectively – as well as providing a simple and...
New research suggests that patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who wear flat, flexible footwear (mobility shoes) had significant reduction in knee loading—the force placed upon the joint during daily activities. Results published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), show that long term use of the mobility shoes helped OA patients adapt their gait, or how they walk, which improved knee loading, even when the mobility shoes were no longer...
DUBLIN, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "US Market for Orthopedic Braces and Supports" [http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nt93q7/us_market_for ] report to their offering. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) The purpose of this report is to analyze and size the US market for Orthopedic Braces and Supports, discuss key players, market shares and identify trends impacting the market...
X Games Silver Medalist Ross Martin and top 20 racer Paul Bauerly share their Breg stories CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Breg, Inc., a premier provider of sports medicine products and services, is proud to support snocross racers Ross Martin and Paul Bauerly. Martin is this year's X Games Silver Medalist and 2(nd) ranked racer, and Bauerly is among the top 20 in the sport. Both athletes value wearing knee braces to help prevent injury. (Photo:...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Breg, Inc., a premier provider of sports medicine products and services, announced today four new products that will advance the orthopedic practice. The highlight of the new introduction is a next generation post-operative knee brace, the T Scope® Premier, for patients recovering from knee surgery and injuries. Also launched today: the Carlsbad Cervical Collar for cervical spine immobilization; the Ultra CTS® Ankle Brace that...
OLTEN, Switzerland, October 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intensive development Reha Technology produces and sells the most advanced robot-assisted devices for neurorehabilitation worldwide and worked intensively on the development of a knee brace in recent months; an additional module for the G-EO SystemTM, which is to make the therapy unit for patients with little knee control more efficient, and for the therapist less exhausting. Patient as the focus With...
