Custom Bracing

The list above shows many ways orthopedic braces improve the health of your joints. While physical support is the overall goal, braces achieve other results equally vital for our patients.

1. Relieving Pain – Joint problems typically involve inflammation and injured or degenerated tissues — problems that cause pain when you try to move or use the joint. You get relief from the pain as a custom brace limits mobility and eliminates pressure on damaged tissues.  Custom bracing is especially important for optimal pain relief because the brace targets your specific joint needs.




2. Accelerating Healing – Joints must be protected when recovering from an injury. Putting too much weight on the joint or moving bones, ligaments, and tendons too soon can stop the healing process and lead to re-injury.




3. Supporting Rehabilitation – Custom bracing limits the joint’s range of motion and adds additional support, like an external skeleton. As a result, you can safely participate in physical therapy and rehabilitation and get back in the game faster.




4. Improving function – Braces improve the joint’s function by achieving one or more of the goals listed above.