If you are an active person or you are getting older, the body wears down, and joints begin to hurt, especially when doing exercise or playing sports. A custom knee brace becomes like a second skin for reducing the risk of injury or to aid you in recovery from a severe injury or surgery. There […]
Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain and can develop as a result of overstretching, overuse or a medical condition.
About 80 percent of adults experience low back pain (LBP) at some point in their lives. LBP is one of the most common cause of job-related disability and a leading contributor to missed work days.1 While back pain is incredibly common, the exact cause for an individual’s pain can be difficult to determine. For this […]
If you’re not involved in sports or had an illness, you may not have heard a lot about cold therapy and how beneficial it can be. What is Cold Therapy? Cold therapy includes cold water immersion, ice packs, gel packs, ice and ice massages that help relieve symptoms of medical conditions or soothe the aches […]
Tendonitis is a condition where the tissue that is connecting muscle to the bone becomes inflamed. It is also known as Achilles Tendinitis – where there is an injury to the Achilles tendon where the calf muscle attaches to the heel bone. As a general rule, the best course of treatment is RICE – rest, […]
Knee issues plague people for a lot of different reasons, which is why there is a range of knee braces to suit your injury type. Compression knee sleeves are one type of knee brace to help support your knee, increase blood flow and reduce pain. What is a knee Sleeve Knee sleeves are a little […]
People wear knee braces for many different reasons – a sports injury, bad posture, after surgery or for arthritis. Depending on why you have to wear a custom knee brace for knee support, you may have to wear it to bed, particularly after an operation to help strengthen the knee region. While it might not […]
Wearing a knee brace for knee support isn’t as uncommon for children as you may think. Kids are high energy and sometimes have accidents or are involved in a sports-related injury, or growth spurts that cause pain. The most popular type of knee brace for children is a knee sleeve. The flexibility of this type […]
You’re out on the field, running fast past your opponent and you hear that snapping noise that is every sports person’s nightmare. You’ve torn your Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) which lies deep within the knee joint. This is usually followed by pain, swelling, and difficulty weight-bearing, and you know there’s quite the journey ahead for […]
You’ve been away from the treadmill for a while or perhaps your new to this form of exercise, and you’re beginning to wonder if your knees and ankles will keep up. While it is an excellent form of exercise, especially when the weather outside isn’t ideal, it’s good to have an understanding of how you […]