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Old 04-20-2020, 04:26 PM #1
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Default Appropriate knee brace?

My ortho says this about my left knee:
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You are bone on bone in your medial and patellofemoral compartments. The brace that would work best for this would be a medial unloader brace.
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I ordered the OA UNLOADING KNEE BRACE - MEDIAL, left leg, from OrthoMen (I'm new enough that I'm not allowed to post the URL, but it's at the ** site). I don't know if I'm getting the relief I should be getting.

1. Any thoughts on whether I've ordered the correct brace?

2. The brace is worn on the outer side of my left leg (and can't be worn on the inside, due to the knee hinge of the brace). I would have expected the brace to go on the inside of the leg. Thoughts?

3. Any thoughts on how I might get some relief for my left leg?

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Hi mflanagan,

This may be the knee brace you're talking about:

OA Unloading Knee Brace - Medial – Orthomen

Sorry I can't answer your question but the video on the Webpage might help. I hope someone here will be able to reply.
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OP: I can't comment on the brace you purchased. How are you doing with it. It looks cumbersome to me. I use Elastic Supports and I'm headed to 82 this year and have NO DESIRE for any knee surgeries. Been that route with this knee and I believe it made it worse, with arthroscopic cleanout. Long story on my knee and it started to give me trouble at 57 and as I said headed to 82.

You don't say your age, and I know SO MANY ortho doctors say we are on bone on bone status. As lone as one can b end knee and walk, they are NOT bone on bone.

Many get good benefits from Prolotherapy treatments. I've had it done over maybe 10 yrs and had good enough success. My goal is no great feats but to walk and do what I do.

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