Published independent study confirming speed and agility not
materially affected using AirArmor. Athletes Preferred
AirArmor over other Knee Braces.
LINK: http://journal.ajsm.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/4/453
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, Vol. 28, No. 4,
p453-459
"Effects of Protective Knee Bracing on Speed and Agility"*
David L. Greene, MD, Karl R. Hamson, MD, R. Curtis Bay, PhD, and
Chris D. Brycei. From the Harrington Arthritis Research Center, Phoenix,
Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, and Arizona State University, Tempe,
Arizona
* Presented at the Western Orthopaedic Association Meeting, Coronado, California,
August 1999.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to David L. Greene, MD,
Brown University, Department of Orthopaedics, Rhode Island Hospital, 593 Eddy
Street, Providence, RI02903.
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Knee Brace Thigh Straps reduce blood flow to the leg
muscles resulting cramping and fatigue!
"In summary, when a knee brace is applied by a strap tensile force
of 25 or 50 N, or by a force preferred by the subject, intramuscular
pressure at rest and muscle relaxation pressure during exercise
increased significantly in both the leg and thigh muscles. Local
blood perfusion pressure decreased significantly in the muscles
compressed by the brace. Therefore, the tensile forces of the
strap, which can result in increased intramuscular pressure
in the leg and thigh, may be a cause for early fatigue
in patients wearing a functional knee brace."
As reported in:
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE, Vol. 26, No. 4
"Intramuscular Pressure in the Leg and Thigh Related to Tensile Strap
Force During Knee Brace Wear" An Experimental Study in Man
Olof Lundin, MD, and Jorma R. Styf,* MD, PhD
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Published independent study confirming best method to
support knee protection is through the use of the athletic
girdle. AirArmor design, without thigh straps eliminates
known cause of fatigue and cramping of athletes when they
wear traditional strapped on knee braes.
LINK: http://ajsm.highwire.org/cgi/content/abstract/33/4/602
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 33:602-611 (2005) 2005
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Team Physician's
Corner
"The Use of Knee Braces, Part 1: Prophylactic Knee Braces in Contact
Sports"
Soheil Najibi, MD, PhD* and John P. Albright, MD ,
From the * Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, and the University of
Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Address correspondence to John P. Albright, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals &
Clinics, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 01013 John Pappajohn Pavilion, 200
Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242-1088 (e-mail: john-albright@uiowa.edu ).
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