Custom-made hinged knee braces with extension support can improve dynamic balance.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objective: We investigated whether custom-made hinged knee braces can facilitate knee extensor and flexor strength and influence functional performance as compared with other knee braces.

Methods

We enrolled 28 healthy young participants with no history of physical activity or brace use. The participants executed functional performance tests under the following 5 conditions: 1) without a knee brace, 2) wearing a knee sleeve, 3) wearing a hinged knee brace without assistance, 4) wearing a knee brace with extension support (KBE), and 5) wearing a knee brace with flexion support (KBF). The KBE and KBF were custom-made hinged knee braces equipped with rubber tubes. The functional performance tests performed assessed maximal isokinetic strength, single-leg jumping height/dista

SUBMITTER: Ochi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6323182 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature