MEDICAL SUPPLY LEG BRACE 

 

Medical supply leg braces are specially made and designed as a support, protection and compressor to the ankle and lower leg. It also enhances hydraulic support, reduces swelling and edema and its security and comfort enables the leg to function earlier than expected.

It functions to keep both the feet and legs in correct positions. This is important to prevent the return and development of malformation and muscle contractures. Take note that medical supply leg braces do not actually hold a person up. It is mainly designed to keep week joints straight so that the user’s bone structure can support his weight.

Types of medical supply leg braces:
Ankle-Foot-Orthosis - This is a brace used to alleviate and manage the ankle and foot. Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis - This is a brace used to alleviate and manage the knee, ankle, and foot. Heel-Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis – This is a brace used to alleviate and manage the heel, knee, ankle and foot Thoracal-Lumbar-Sacral-Orthosis - This is a brace used to alleviate and manage the spine.

Before using and wearing medical supply leg braces, it is a must to know the brace that suits you and your case. For some people with weak knees that probably bends backward and forward need to use a full-medical supply leg brace with a locking hinge at the knee. It keeps the leg straight and frees the user from using canes for support. For people with a weak ankle that tends to roll outward or inward, a below-the-knee brace is perfect. For whose lower back muscles are too weak to provide enough support in keeping the body in an upright position, may need a medical supply leg brace that can be extended up to the chest level. Braces lengthened to connect to a special belt above the hip is also perfect for people whose legs turn in or out due to weak hip muscles.

By whatever cause, a medical supply leg brace is indeed a device very important that generally aims to give support and increase mobility.