The Importance of a Knee Brace After an ACL Reconstruction - Special Report on Knee Support

An ACL Reconstruction

If you have had surgery recently, or are about to have an ACL reconstruction, you already know that you do not want to be back in the operating room ever again! At least if you can help it, right? After you have an ACL reconstruction, you will want to think about your knee brace options to help keep your knee safe.

Usually, there are two kinds of knee braces you will use.

1.) A Post Operative Knee Brace

This is the kind of support that is quite long and will extend from about 10 inches above to 10 inches below your knee. Maybe even more! These knee braces can really help keep your knee safe, because they will not let you move around. That is what you need when you just have had surgery, such as an ACL reconstruction. Although you use it first, you will probably not use a "post op" knee support for a really long time. Soon your doctor will probably suggest that you use another kind of knee brace to help keep your knee safe. And that kind of knee brace is....

2.) A Functional Knee Brace

Sometimes called an ACL knee support, or many other names, this kind of knee support is quite different than a post op knee brace. It is much shorter and there is not nearly the amount of material incorporated into its design as you will see in a post op support. Usually they are much more open and will allow much more airflow. However, if you want a wrap around design, these exist too.

One of the best ways to find this kind of knee support is to ask yourself a few basic questions.

Curious what those questions are?....

A.) What is your knee instability on a scale 1-10? This will help you determine if the instability is mild, moderate, or severe.

B.) What is your knee discomfort on a scale 1-10 as well?

If you have had an ACL injury, and a subsequent reconstruction, it might be best to get a more deluxe knee brace. Once you think about retearing your ACL after the surgery, you will almost jump at the chance to purchase one right away! - Its your choice to go with a knee support or not after an ACL reconstruction, but we recommend that you get one because the meaningful support can help to keep you safe and away from anymore invasive surgical procedures!