Originally posted by John.T
Well mister litterate if you read my post you would understand I was simply asking IF he had denied people etc
Originally posted by John.T
But I am sure there is some good reason why all this happens DUH they are your sponswers they pay to get plugged and that's what you do!!!!
They have paid ZERO dollars for advertising.
My last sentence was meant to help build confidence in the flexible brace because most people will feel it off the leg and assume it will not protect... However I feel as flexible braces go the XO-Rage is the best available and I would recomment it to a MX or off-roader before I would recommend the CTi2 or Edge because it offers fabulous support on the leg and better impact protection. The advantage in my opinion the DIL and Cell have over the Rage is even more impact protection area. I have worn the Rage enough to be completely comfortable with the flexing and I really like it.What you need to understand before reading is that there are two theories of bracing. The first is the rigid frame construction (CTi2, Cell, Edge and Defender Pro). The thought is to build a brace that will mimic the motion of the knee but offer stability through material strength. These brace designs are many time stronger than the knee and offer little to no margin of flex. The goal, to ensure that injury does not occur by transferring the load to the brace instead of the joint. Is it possible that if the brace does not give that something else might? Yes, but understand that a broken bone is MUCH easier to recover from than torn ligaments, tendons and cartilage.
The second theory is the flexible frame construction (Rage and RS6). The thought is to build a brace that will mimic the motion of the knee but allow the brace to flex with the contour of the leg to maximize surface contact with the leg while offering strength and stability to the joint. These brace designs are also many time stronger than the knee but do flex. The goal, to ensure that injury does not occur by the brace absorbing the load and displace it across a large area. Is it possible for the brace to flex too much and allow injury to occur anyway? Yes, that is why brace material is of such great importance.
Which ever type of brace you choose do your homework, find out what it is made of, what kind of research and testing went into the brace and what kind of history the company has with braces. Keep in mind that brace frame strength is best determined while the brace is on the leg.
Following that attitude... which would you prefer; a broken leg or a blown knee? If you've had these injuries the answer is obvious.I was strongly discouraged from purchasing braces by my ortho guy. His take was that the load of a crash has to go somewhere, if the knee is rigid (from a brace) then the load must be transfered elsewhere
Originally posted by raider
I plan to get a good set of knee braces to both support the leg that was injured as well as to possibly prevent this from happening again.
Sorry if it sounded like I took it that way, I didn't.Woohh, Okie, I did not intend to be argumentative
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