Brace wearing?

A snowHead

S&R do a range of braces for different types and level of injury.

One of the products "Underskin" is supposed to help prevent migration of the brace.

http://www.snowandrock.com/Brands/Bioskin/

I believe they can also supply made to measure braces.

I use Bioskin because I don't like neoprene supports which don't breathe and are too bulky.

A snowHead

A very positive vote for Technology in Motion in Wimbledon, my sister-in-law has one of their braces and skis with it. The guys their are excellent at what they do and the brace certainly doesnt mess about! Very Happy

Being an engineer, this is the knee first brace that I have every seen which I actually think will do something. The idea is to stop your thigh bone sliding over your lower leg (pretty much what the ACL and other ligaments do).

I believe its carbon or composite hard plastic, which creates pretty much a full cage round the upper,lower leg and knee. It has a silicon coating inside to adhere well to the skin. Each one is semi-custom or full-custom and therefore costs quite a bit!.

She wont ski with out it pending her ACL op, after that we shall see. But I guess it really depend on how true the statement often made about reconstruction being stronger that the original!

Taemo

Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?

NateDoggUK,

I spent a couple of hours in Greaves in Glasgow last week trying on all the types of braces from the full mechanical downwards.

The state of my knee is well documented above and although the donjoy was very well fitted and well made, it did just not fell as if it was making my knee more stable than it is. I would agree with fatbob, that it was obviously too restrictive and from the start it felt more like a caliper than a support. I didn't even try it with a boot on.

The next one down was a fairly hefty hinged neoprene with a geared hinge and six velcro straps to hold it in place. It felt great at first but after half an hour or so it also it became itchy and uncomfortable to wear. I then tried it with a boot and it was not comfortable around the calf. I suspect that my calf muscles are bigger than before but once I fastened my boot my calf muscle was pushed up a bit and this made the bottom of the hinges dig into my calf to the extent that it was off after 10 mins.

Finally I tried the geared hinged bioskin which is light and comfortable and well fitted. it is just the job, being unobtrusive yet enough to address the pschycological support needed. Bought one and tried it at Xscape last Friday and it was great, the bioskin stuff is really good no itch or sweat under the brace and it is also well made.

I also had my bindings mechanically tested and went through a good questionaire which resulted in my bindings comeing down one in view of my new found preference for easier releases!

Anyone in Glasgow area looking for good advice and service go and see Gordon in the ski dept at Greaves, although I think you'll have to wait a couple of weeks as he's away ripping up the powder in Japan snowHead

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Brace wearing?

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