Treatment Reviews:  Knee brace for Knee Osteoarthritis


Condition Treatment Average Result Healed Helped
a Lot
Helped
a Little
No Change Made Worse
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee brace
2.6
3 4 1

Cases  


  • SuzyQD
  • Female
  • 160 pounds
  • 5 Feet 7 Inches
 No change

Glucosamine was worthless and hydrotherapy, combined with yoga and cable weights did not make a difference. I also tried a knee brace, which was not at all helpful. I think different people react differently to situations, so I am just trying to be patient.

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Treatment Combo:   Glucosamine + Cable Weights + Yoga + Knee brace + Hydrotherapy
Helpful?
 Made worse

The more workouts I did with weights, the worse my knee would feel. The constant pushing a pulling of my knee would cause it to feel worse.

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Treatment Combo:   Running + Weight Machines + Walking + Knee brace + Exercise + Crutches
Helpful?
 Helped a lot
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My osteoarthritis is not going to go away, but there are certainly things I can do to manage my pain. Right now I am in the process of management of my condition so that I do not do things to make it even worse or deteriorate even more. Losing weight ...

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Treatment Combo:   Strengthening + Knee brace + Chiropractic + Physical Therapy + Weight Loss + Skin Ointment
Dates:  December 1, 2009 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

I was first diagnosed with its osteoarthritis 10 years ago. My knees had taken quite a beating up until then, because I had been marching in a drill team in high school, was a track star, and a cross country runner. The sport that I got injured in was karate. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Cable Weights + Weight Machines + Taping + Knee brace + Ice + Hydrotherapy + Stretching Treatment + Bed Rest + Water Aerobics
Dates:  April 4, 2001 - Ongoing
Helpful?
 Helped a lot

I injured my knee while playing high school football. I have been to many specialists, many doctors, and tried many things. It seems like the exercises with the least amount of impact seemed to have worked the best. The exercises that put more impact on my knee make things worse. ...

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Treatment Combo:   Knee brace + Cane
Dates:  October 7, 2010 - Ongoing
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