General
There are a large number of different diseases, which is why wearing a knee brace during sports can be useful. In most cases, wearing a knee brace can support knee joint diseases in their therapy and healing process or simply provide an increased degree of stability in the knee joint. In the course of the healing process, many people with a knee joint disease are faced with the question of when sporting activity can be recommended again.
In most cases, movement of the joint has a positive effect on the healing process and should be supported. While physiotherapy and physiotherapy are usually the main focus at the beginning of therapy, more complex sports can usually be started during the course of therapy. In order to be able to perform sports safely and painlessly even with a damaged knee joint, knee bandages are often used to make this possible.
Cause
There are many different reasons for wearing a knee brace during sports. In most cases, diseases of the knee joint are responsible for a certain instability of the knee joint, which can be reduced by wearing a knee brace. In addition to wear and tear diseases such as osteoarthritis of the knee joint, injuries to the cartilage or ligaments are also frequent causes for wearing a knee support during sports.
Symptoms
Many different symptoms can occur during sports, each of which can indicate a number of different diseases of the knee joint. Pain when stressing the joint is the most frequently perceived complaint of the knee joint during sports. These should always be clarified by a physician so that serious illnesses are not overlooked and complications do not occur. Depending on the underlying cause, a knee bandage is used during the healing process. The bandage should not be used without consulting a physician if symptoms are present.
Knee bandage for torn cruciate ligament
The cruciate ligament is a structure of the knee joint which is responsible for the stability of the joint in every movement. It consists of a front and a rear cruciate ligament. A torn cruciate ligament often occurs in the form of a sports injury, whereby the anterior cruciate ligament is usually affected.
Depending on the treatment of the torn cruciate ligament, the knee support is used during the healing process, which can give the joint the necessary stability during sports. It is important to remember that a torn cruciate ligament should always be treated, as failure to treat it is likely to result in serious complications, especially for athletes. Better than a knee brace, so-called knee orthoses help to take over the missing function of a cruciate ligament.