Gliding on Ice is Just As Hard on the Knees As Running

Did you know that hockey doesn't just refer to thecomfortable and provide full range of movement. For
game that you see played in skating arenas on an icedthese reasons, many players choose to wear the
surface? Hockey is actually an entire family of sports,DonJoy Full Force Ligament Knee Brace, which is an
with players everywhere enjoying the game. Thereexcellent choice for those who have mild to moderate
are so many different forms of hockey that they areknee conditions, such as ACL, PCL, MCL and LCL
just too numerous to list here, but the more commoninstabilities, or those who want to prevent injuries from
and most popular forms of the game are ice hockey,occurring.
floor hockey, field hockey and street hockey. All formsWhy Should You Use the DonJoy Full Force Ligament
of the game require that players move a ball or puckKnee Brace
to get it into the opposing team's net to score a goal.If you love to play hockey, or any other sport that
The most well-known form of the game in Northrequires a lot of movement and can be hard on the
America is ice hockey, which is actually Canada'sknees, you need to protect your knees from injury.
national sport (in addition to curling). Other countries thatWearing the DonJoy Full Force Ligament Knee Brace
are really into ice hockey are Finland, Latvia, Russia,on your knees will help if you have mild to moderate
Slovakia and the Czech Republic, with teams vying forknee conditions, and can help to prevent further injuries
world titles annually.from happening in the future. This knee brace is sleek,
Ice Hockey Can Lead to Knee Injuries Without thelow profile and lightweight, and has a sturdy
Proper Protectionconstruction that will hold up to the demands of
If you have ever watched an ice hockey game, youathletes who play in high impact sports such as
have obviously seen the players in well-paddedhockey. And the lightweight design will not restrict
uniforms. The reason for this is obviously to protectmovement in any way.
the players from injuries. In addition to their regularSome of the injuries that can be treated and even
padding, many hockey players also opt to wear kneeprevented by the DonJoy Full Force Ligament Knee
braces, because this is a sport that can cause injuriesBrace include moderate to severe ACL or PCL
to this joint, and even though the players are gliding andinstabilities and hyper-extension. It is also used as part
not running, they are still prone to the same injuries asof treatment following ACL or PCL reconstruction
other athletes.surgery. This brace features a
One thing that is extremely important to hockeyFour-Points-of-Leverage Dynamic System, which helps
players, and athletes in general, is that if they are goingto distribute weight load on the ligaments through four
to wear knee braces, these braces need to bepoints, relieving knee pain.