ACL Tear Brace - Features You Need to Look

For in an ACL Support!

What To Look For In An ACL Brace

Sure, an ACL brace needs to be strong, and it needs to protect your ACL.

So, among all the braces on the internet that are supposed to protect your ACL, what can you
reasonably expect to find?

The following information is a guideline in finding your new ACL brace. You should look for
the following before considering to buy a new support for your knee.

1.) Sports

If you are an athlete on any level, or you are an active person, it is time you protect your knee
appropriately. Not only should it accommodate you if you play football, but it should also be
applicable toward motocross, basketball, you name the sport! Many off-the-shelf functional knee
braces on the market are designed to help active individuals who play contact, extreme and water
sports as well.

If you are looking for a shin guard, many times brace companies will call this an "Impact
Guard", which is an accessory that protects your knee and shin from blunt head on blows! - Very
important for those of us that are football players or motocross athletes!

2.) Lightweight Design

How do you find a brace that is both lightweight and strong? Well, one way is to look for "6061-
T6 aircraft aluminum". When a frame is made from this material it will be both supportive,
strong, and lightweight. This material will help you with your medial and lateral support.

3.) Movement Control

Excessive movements are the "root of all evil" when it comes to ligament injuries. It is not
always your fault if an injury happens. Maybe it was an accident that happened to your knee
somehow, or maybe you play a contact sport and an incident occurred. Either way you will need
to make sure that :

A.) You Control Front To Back Knee Movements

B.) You Need to Control Side To Side Movements

We are not talking about controlling them to the point where you can not move. That is not the
point at all. Actually, the brace is meant to allow a lot of range of motion, but it is just those
excessive movements that are unwanted that you need to control. - Side to side movements will
be controlled with a quality frame, like we discussed in the Lightweight design section, but front
to back movements are controlled with the hinge of a knee brace.

Flexion and extension control can be found with the use of "polycentric hinges" and
"FourcePoint Hinge Technology". These two components of a hinge provides an adjustable, yet
gradual soft stop to extension. This is way better than snapping your knee backward into
hyperextension, thus possibly hurting your ACL!
These are two important components to look for.

4.) Ligament Protection

Sometimes you may hurt more than just your ACL. Let's face it, it is unfortunate but possible.
When you hurt more than just one ligament, some knee brace companies call this a "combined
instability". Combined instability is also known as a "CI" version of a brace. When you hurt a
combination of your ACL, MCL, PCL, and / or LCL you will need to take notice of a knee brace
that has a CI or combined instabilities component.

The Knee Brace Shop

These are just 4 critieria that you will find in the DonJoy Armor Knee Brace. This is a great ACL
brace. If you would like to take your knee stability to the next level (affordably) then visit us
online today at http://www.drbraceco.com Dr. Brace Co. is an education based site, created by
true brace specialists, that can provide helpful information and meaningful support for your knee.
If you have questions come to our site and let us know. We will respond.