There are three main types of knee braces, and they help patients with different conditions:

• Offloader braces, which help keep arthritic knees walking without pain
• Protective braces, which help prevent injury. These are used mostly in athletes who participate in high-impact sports.
• Rehabilitation braces, which help people recover from injuries like ACL tears.

There are a few steps to getting knee braces:

• One of our Chiropractors or Physiotherapists will assess your clinical history and perform a physical evaluation. At the end, we will tell you if your knee may benefit from the use of a brace.
• If you decide that you wish to proceed with this therapy, we will then fit you for a brace. Many measurements will need to be made as your brace is custom-made for your particular leg.
• Once the corrective brace comes in, it’s time to start using it. There may be a “break-in” period as your body gets used to the altered walking mechanics.
• You may quite possibly stand to benefit from therapeutic strengthening exercises – our therapists will go over this with you.

There are a few conditions that may benefit from wrist bracing. Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, and sprain/strain injuries are a few of the more common conditions which often benefit from bracing.

• One of our Chiropractors or Physiotherapists will assess your clinical history and perform a physical evaluation. At the end, we will tell you if your wrist may benefit from the use of a brace.
• Unlike with knee braces, we won’t need to take measurements – wrist braces are typically one size fits all.
  We will then provide usage instructions – you may need to wear their brace only during certain activities, depending on your condition.
• You may quite possibly stand to benefit from therapeutic exercises & stretches – we will go over this with you.

There are a few conditions that may benefit from ankle bracing, the most common one being ankle inversion sprains, aka “rolling your ankle”. The brace is used to stabilize your weakened ankle & prevent re-injury while you recover.

• One of our Chiropractors or Physiotherapists will assess your clinical history and perform a physical evaluation. At the end, we will tell you if your ankle may benefit from the use of a brace.
• We will then measure your foot & ankle to ensure that we provide you the right size brace.
• We will then provide usage instructions – you may need to wear their brace only during certain activities, depending on your condition.
• You may quite possibly stand to benefit from therapeutic exercises & stretches – we will go over this with you.

There are two main types of lower back braces, and they help patients with different conditions:

• Trochanteric braces, which are worn on the hips & help with pregnancy related pain
• Lumbar support braces, which fit above the hips & help protect the spine during recovery from a lumbar disc herniation

• One of our Chiropractors or Physiotherapists will assess your clinical history and perform a physical evaluation. We will then tell you if your low back may benefit from the use of a brace.
• We will then measure your waist and hips to ensure you are provided the right size of brace.
• We will then provide usage instructions – you may need to wear their brace only during certain activities, depending on your condition.
• You may quite possibly stand to benefit from therapeutic exercises & stretches – we will go over this with you.