Spring Loaded Knee Braces
Spring Loaded Custom Knee Braces
Spring Loaded Custom Knee Braces feature a knee extension assist in the brace that stores energy as you bend your knee and releases it as you straighten your leg. This dynamic system helps support leg extension, reduces strain on the knee joint, and assists your thigh muscles during movement.
Designed to decrease pressure across the entire knee joint, these braces help to support the joint mechanically and enhance muscle efficiency.
How Spring Loaded Braces Work
Spring Loaded knee braces are uniquely designed to reduce pressure across the entire knee. They feature a powerful and adjustable spring system to treat pain from various osteoarthritis patterns.
- Customizable Spring Power: Instantly adjust the level of pain relief using the power dial.
- Powerful Spring Assistance: Built-in springs absorb energy during knee bends and release it during extension, reducing pain and aiding movements like squatting and climbing stairs.
- Comfortable fit: The lightweight, low-profile spring mechanism sits at the back of the leg, with comfortable straps ensuring a secure fit.
Spring Loaded Knee Braces Can Help With
Spring Loaded custom knee braces are designed to help reduce knee joint loading and support people with osteoarthritis, anterior knee pain, or quadriceps/patellar tendon-related weakness. They may help improve comfort, mobility, and confidence during activities such as walking, stairs, hills, squatting, and exercise.
Knee Pain, Arthritis & Activity Limitations
- Multicompartmental knee osteoarthritis
- Patellofemoral osteoarthritis
- Pain at the front of the knee
- Difficulty with stairs, hills, squatting, or rising from a chair
- Quadriceps or patellar tendon deficiencies
- Reduced confidence with walking, exercise, or daily activity
- Knee pain that limits work, recreation, or fitness
Reported Benefits from Spring Loaded Brace Users
- 100% of surveyed users experienced pain reduction
- 97.5% of surveyed users reported improved lower extremity function
- 70% of surveyed users increased their physical activity
- 60% of surveyed users reduced or eliminated other treatments
- 27% of surveyed users reduced pain medication use
- 50% of surveyed users delayed or avoided surgery
- Improved confidence staying active with knee arthritis, weakness, or pain
What to Expect
A Spring Loaded Custom Knee Brace fitting at Stride is designed to ensure precise alignment, optimal energy return, and comfortable day-to-day wear. The process may begin with a discovery call with one of our fitters or after your treating therapist has indicated you would benefit from a brace.
The discovery call for patients new to the clinic is meant to help patients understand the indications, cost, and procedure associated with custom bracing. The in-person assessment includes:
- Review of diagnosis (e.g., osteoarthritis, meniscus injury, ligament instability)
- Symptom history and activity limitations
- Assessment of knee range of motion
- Evaluation of alignment (varus/valgus positioning)
- Strength and movement pattern analysis
- Gait (walking) assessment
Measurement
The process to fit a patient for a Spring Loaded Custom Knee Brace is quite simple. We measure the girth and circumference of three points along the leg to ensure a precise fit that optimizes the effectiveness of the brace’s spring function.
Your measurements and clinical prescription are sent to the manufacturer in Maritime Canada where the brace is fabricated. The brace is engineered to provide tri-compartment offloading (reducing pressure across all joint areas) to the knee.
Fitting Appointment
When your brace arrives, you will receive a call from one of our Stride staff members to return for a fitting session. During this visit, your clinician will ensure the brace is a proper fit for your leg, adjust strap lengths and padding, and confirm you are confident with how to use the Spring Loaded technology.
