Just had to share my excitement about my new knee brace that I got from my doctor on Monday. My current braces are neoprene and as of late I've been breaking out into hives (and I mean the terribly itchy type that lasts several days, ugh) when I wear them. Could have been the detergent I wash them in, but All Free & Clear sounds like no allergies to me and my clothes don’t do this! Never had this problem in the past year and 1/2, so it may be a new allergy or it may just be since it is getting hotter. Anyways, I had heard from a friend that’s a runner and a physician’s assistant about some new cloth brace she recommends. I was just thinking it would cost a lot that I didn’t want to spend so I didn’t look into it. Also I was thinking…no velcro to tighten? Can’t be as good.
Well, on Monday my doctor just happened to give me the exact same brace that my friend was talking about and it went through my insurance! I LOVE it and it is so much more comfortable and less restrictive. Seems to work great. Last night's run I was able to run faster than I have been running since I started back up in January - with less pain! I went and got one for my right side today at lunch. Can't wait to see how much better it feels on my knees wearing both and how much it will improve my overall performance! :)
If anyone is interested it is a Bauerfeind Genutrain. Here is a little blurb about it.
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Bridge, that is Great!!! I sure do love anything legal that will help my running! (o:
ReplyDeleteAlso, I have to put a plug in for Glucosamine. I had really bad knee problems while training for my 1st marathon- Ogden 2007. Cynthia said her husband used Glucosamine and liked it. I tried it and noticed immediate improvement. Its kind of expensive, but I think there are coupons in the most recent Costco coupon book...
Good idea. Funny you mention that this week...Tim had some that he had stopped taking and I completely forgot he told me about them. They sat in the medicine cabinet for a year and I never even noticed them or thought to take them. Tim threw them out the other day because they expired! Darn! I'll have to pick some up at Costco.
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