Knee brace

nh_user_1081834 · December 20, 2018, 3:32pm

i have advanced Oa in my hips but the knee pain is very bothersome. Has anyone tried a knee brace, if so has it helped with pain as i am considering getting one..

nh_user_449743 · December 20, 2018, 6:11pm

HI Taff, I have tried braces but I find them too ‘stiff’ . I have Polyarthritis but my knees and ankles are the worst. Luckily I find tubular bandages quite comfortable. I wear them in bed and also when I go out. When my ankles are really bad I do wear ‘elastic’’ braces when I have to walk quite a way (for me that means about 20 minutes)!

nh_user_37884 · December 20, 2018, 7:19pm

I’ve not tried a knee brace as such but I use a Kneedit. You can google it. You strap id under your knee and it acts as shock absorber taking pressure off the knee.

nh_user_1209054 · December 21, 2018, 4:48am

Please get your knees and hips checked by a good orthopedic Doctor. You can wait too long.

nh_user_1209054 · December 21, 2018, 4:57am

I should add that I have had both knees and hips as well as one shoulder replaced. I have no pain and I am able to walk a mile. I just had a back fusion, of L 3, 4, and 5. Again, no more pain.
The secret is to do all of the rehab that they want you to do. I am 68 years old.

nh_user_1081834 · December 21, 2018, 10:21pm

hi

i have already seen a specialist and have put surgery for replacement hips on hold.

nh_user_1209054 · December 21, 2018, 11:43pm

Good, glad you saw someone.