An orthosis on the knee today, unfortunately, is often required not only by people who are professionally involved in sports, but also by ordinary citizens (especially in the winter). Indeed, at the present time, getting to work on our streets is already a sport: either snow, then ice, or yesterday’s ice crust covered with snow.
Of course, medical orthopedic products will not save from future injuries, but they will become indispensable for injuries that have already occurred or for other problems with the knee joints. After all, the orthosis itself It is a supporting bandage product directly for these joints, and contributes to a speedy recovery.
The direct purpose of this product is to improve the musculoskeletal function of the directly lower limb, which was impaired due to flat-hallux valgus or other types of diseases and injuries. They are used to fix the limb, which is deformed, in a corrected position. Also, an orthosis on the knee joint is used in order to provide a locomotor act of walking.
There are hinged and hinged orthoses. The first are products in which parts are structurally articulated using hinges and tires. This allows you to make an orthopedic device, the use of which ensures mobility and corrected position of the most deformed limb in the joints.
You can use these devices in the daytime and at night. In addition, corrective, compensating, fixing and unloading orthoses are distinguished (depending on the type of impact on the limb). The first type provides a phased, gradual elimination of deformations by changing either the shape of the orthosis or the mechanism of its action.
Latching. This species is designed to create peace for the damaged segment, favorable conditions for all recovery processes, reduce pain and a reactive inflammatory reaction, restore the support function of the segment, and correct deformations and displacements.
Unloading orthoses reduce axial and local load on the corresponding region or segment. And compensating products - compensate certain segments of the limb in addition to all of the above.
Orthosis on the knee joint, as a rule, is used from the moment the injury occurred, and until the time of full recovery. This period includes the treatment phase and the period of subsequent rehabilitation.
It should also be noted that this product is quite effective after plaster is removed. This is mainly due to the fact that these bandages are capable of exerting a thermal and micro massage effect, as well as improving blood circulation and metabolic processes in the skin and muscles.
An orthosis is also an indispensable tool after surgery. Thanks not only to the fact that it warms the joint, but also to a reduction in the load during direct physical activity.
An orthosis on the knee joint is often very successfully used in the treatment of certain inflammatory processes having a different etiology, as well as in cases of pain in the knee joints.
Damage or destabilization of a joint can occur when strong pressure is exerted on it, at which its strength level is exceeded. The most commonly injured are the knee and ankle joints. And the best fixators are precisely the orthoses.
So, it is advisable to use orthoses on the ankle for more serious violations of the motor activity of the joints. Compared with a plaster cast, they differ in a number of advantages, which include reliable protection, preservation of peripheral blood circulation, elimination of skin damage and a shorter rehabilitation period.
Compared to bandages, orthoses are a complex structure combining plastic, metal and fabric. There are hard (enhanced fixation) and semi-rigid orthoses on the knee joint. They are used in cases of serious injuries - sprains, dislocations and fractures, as well as with sufficiently pronounced instability and degenerative chronic diseases.