DonJoy Knee Braces - The DonJoy Difference

[Creativedonkey]

Tore my ACL twice since December, finally done with surgery, getting my knee rehabbed nice and well (which is tough considering I'm a college student) and am so relieved I'm getting this brace... especially for those late college nights when I'm not fully functional!

[IceTeaBaier]

Which brace is being shown in this video? (The red one the basketball player is wearing.)

[unclegarrad]

@IceTeaBaier Dynamic!

[SaidAndDoneGaming]

I'm getting this for free and cause of medi caid thanks god my mom had me when she was 17 lol. But the guy came to fit me and they are really nice and he had me put a random one on and it felt good.......An to all of you who say to work out yeah that helps a little ( trust me i play football in texas) and you all know its life here but this brace will help me perform better in football. (Tore ACL and Meniscus)

[Bolduccjperson1]

Hi, I'm 13 and I sprained my knee about a week ago. My docter said I should just wrap it ( on crutches ) and now I am going to get off crutches and am looking for a brace. I partially tore my ACL and PCL. On a pain scale it is 7. Do you recommend a brace that I should use without " breaking the budget"?

[oddsource]

@Bolduccjperson1 looking for the same thing man... I ride dirtbikes and my kneese take a beating when on hill climbs/motocross track jumps. Crashes dont help either. Walmart has a none metal one ive seen, and target also has one too.

[detroituntilidie]

donjoy = overpriced

[mattyboy1863]

@detroituntilidie its expensive but the best

[Misshaircare2009]

Are these brace good enough for those who have water in the knee?

[coolio155]

thats a compleatly differnt issue with the knee. see you doctor

[nuwan]

Free with my insurance.. but uh.. I'm 8 months post op and I can say that the brace doesn't help as much as getting into the weight room and doing exercises and getting the muscles back. Using the brace, though it may keep the knee from buckling, will really do no other benefit than that.. Just do leg exercises and get strong quads and hammys and you be straight.

[Kanirou]

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I can personally assure you that there is a marked difference in pain and instability when walking with the brace versus walking without. I feel MUCH more secure, and my knee buckles much less often and to a lesser degree. As I said, I was able to perform various physical activities WITHOUT an ACL or MCL, and this brace held me together phenomenally. Post surgery, it's been wonderful as well. I cannot recommend this enough for those with knee injuries. Get. It.

[Kanirou]

Speaking from personal experience, I can say that these braces are a God send. I blew my knee out playing basketball; tore my ACL, MCL, meniscus, and had a microfracture in the cartilage. I couldn't afford to miss the amount of school required for rehab, so I waited five months before having surgery. In that time, I wore this brace. Forget weak grafts, I didn't have anything, but the brace allowed me to run, jump, even play ball.

[snifnscratch]

Go to "google scholar" and do an "advanced search" of "knee bracing". Some researchers in this area are not convinced that knee braces are a benefit vs not using them. I have no conflict of interest regarding this subject.

The best preventative solution is going to the gym

[snifnscratch]

they dont work

[snifnscratch]

Do these braces work? I have no ACL, PCL, and have a damaged MCL (all in the same knee). I asked a knee specialist about the potential benefits of functional knee braces and he wasnt convinced, so neither am I. Am I wrong?

[sopimpin1]

off the shelf are around $900 in Canada, $600 if you order online

[mcknuget93]

Mine was a custom brace and it was around $ 900

[lax1player6]

are they good for contact sports that you run alot in like lacrosse?

[lax1player6]

how much are they

[mitchs6764]

the custom ones are around $1500 canadian. I dont know about the off the shelf braces