barnesy Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Hi All, After a wee scare I'm going to invest in some knee braces, I've seen the Pod ones has anyone had any experience of these? Cheers Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motofire Posted December 28, 2009 Report Share Posted December 28, 2009 Read the thread I linked below before you decide you want a knee brace. Personally, I had my knee fully reconstructed a little over a year ago and I will not wear one. I would rather injure my knee again that face event the possibility of a broke femur. I am quoting someone else on here, the best knee brace is the one you were born with. Strengthen up your leg muscles. Get the quad,hammy and calf muscles working. For me that alone has improved my knee function and I feel stronger than ever. TT Knee Brace Discussion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Personally, I would take the braces as I don't do the MX any longer, and even if I did? Seems if you crash on an MX these days you are guaranteed to break something! The bone will heal, the soft tissues will never be the same, and short of bleeding out from an open tip fibula protruding through the skin, I canot think of anything but the knees to protect! I doubrt this example would be an issue in trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnesy Posted December 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thanks for the responses.. Seems opinion a bit polarised as to whether you should use them or not! Ta Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Was hoping Billly Craig might chime in on this, as I think I recall himself being a recovering knee patient, and the local physio therapist! Cannot recall his position. Yet do not take me wrong, as motofires suggestions are sound in that you want as good of working muscles as possible to help prevent injury. Yet at the same time, unprotected atheletes suffer still, due to the limitations of the knee joint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmspear Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Difficult one, I have a knackered ACL and have a knee brace CTI (the dogs B*****ks and cost me a fortune, but its excellent, my knee specialist advised either reconstruction surgery or a proper brace so went for the proper brace). I wear it for: Ski-ing - can't ski otherwise, but pretty hard core fast ski-ing Trials training, when an all day event, knee hurts after 3/4 hours Hardly ever wear it or need it for trials, but my skill restricts me to intermediate routes at best Don't wear it for green laning on my enduro Do wear it for anything a bit more hard core than green laning on my enduro Long or hard events I wear it for the extra protection, short or more gentle events don't bother But that's just me, HTH John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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