DonJoy OA Reaction Web Knee - All Questions
It was stated that this was for early cartledge degeneration of the knee. I have moderate to sever degeneration under the patella, where my knee hurts around my entire knee, will this knee brace help or is there one that would work better.
Thank You
The OA Reaction Web Knee Brace is for those with mild compartmental OA in the knee. If you have OA under the kneecap the Reaction Web Knee Brace would be the correct brace for you. The Reaction's web design is going to absorb force on the fron tof the knee a dispearse the force away from the kneecap to decrease pain. https://www.donjoystore.com/donjoy-reaction-knee-brace
We have updated the velcro on the Reaction Web knee Brace, with a better velcro hook to address the problems people were having with the earier brace.
90 degrees, etc. ?
Thanks
No this brace does not do that, it does not have metal hinges on it. The TROM Advanced is the only brace on this website that will do that. https://www.donjoystore.com/donjoy-trom-advance-knee-brace
The OA Reaction Web brace will not protect the ACL at all, but will help with mild arthritis Sounds like you might need a lateral unloading. A brace that will protect the ACL will be either the Playmaker II with the Fourcepoint hinge. https://www.donjoystore.com/donjoy-playmaker-ii-fourcepoint or the Don Joy Armor Knee Brace with Fourcepoint hinge. https://www.donjoystore.com/donjoy-armor-knee-brace-with-fourcepoint-hinge
This brace has a single upright and hinge that goes on the opposite side of the affected compartment and unloads that affected compartment. So this brace will help either medial or lateral mild OA by unloading that side as well as providing the webing to decrease anterior knee pain. The original Reaction web does not unload compartments it only helps to decrease the anterior knee pain.
If you have pain on the inside of your knee the hinge of the brace will go on the outside of the right leg. The hinge should be opposite the area that hurts to unload that medial side.
The OA Reaction would be the right brace for you. the brace is for mild OA. You would order the right medial/left lateral brace
You will want to get the left lateral brace/right medial brace. When you receive the brace the hinge should be on the inside of you leg. Our brace unload the opposite side so if you need lateral unloading the hinge will be on the medial side.