Best Knee Braces for Meniscus Tears ... And When to Remove Your Brace Immediately

Sports physio Maryke Louw explains the very specific circumstances in which a knee brace for a meniscus tear can be useful. She discusses the three types of knee brace for a meniscus tear and highlights some danger signs that tell you to remove your brace immediately.

👉 Examples of the types of braces discussed in the video:
✅ Soft knee braces
- Exous Bodygear: https://geni.us/sCjsdoS
- Dr. Brace: https://geni.us/tL7A2fm
✅ Unloader braces for inside of the knee:
- Forfaveor (choose left or right knee): https://geni.us/1HJAaR
- 360 Relief (choose left or right knee): https://geni.us/tQGL
✅ Unloader brace for outside of the knee:
- Orthomen (choose left or right knee): https://geni.us/RCOCa
✅ Hinged support braces:
This will depend on what type of ligament injury you have in addition to your meniscus injury. Please refer to our videos on braces for MCL tears and braces for LCL tears mentioned below.

🌟Need more help with an injury? You’re welcome to consult one of the team at SIP online via video call for an assessment of your injury and a tailored treatment plan: https://www.sports-injury-physio.com/

📽️ Other videos mentioned in this one:
▶️ Our Meniscus Tear Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkRW4ITRa6bBoSPVCyM1kNZLpKVjITvYK
▶️ Best Knee Braces for MCL Tears: https://youtu.be/D23IwwflTSs
▶️ Lateral Collateral Ligament (LCL) Knee Brace - What Works Best: https://youtu.be/q8OuAJ5HpMA

📚Chapters in this video:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:39 Who needs a brace?
00:03:39 Soft knee braces
00:05:30 Unloader braces
00:07:33 Hinged support braces
00:08:28 When to remove the brace immediately
00:09:40 How we can help

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Reference:
Kalra, M., Bakker, R., Tomescu, S. S., Polak, A. M., Nicholls, M., & Chandrashekar, N. (2019). The effect of unloader knee braces on medial meniscal strain. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 43(2), 132-139.

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