Medicare covers the furnishing and fitting of therapeutic shoes and inserts, called orthotics, for people with diabetes and severe diabetes-related foot disease. It also covers medically necessary ...

People with poliomyelitis would walk more normally with the new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis developed by Mokhtar Arazpour, a researcher and faculty member at the University of Social Welfare and ...

A brace is an external support that protects the joints and ligaments to prevent injury and to support injured individuals as they resume physical activities. There are braces for various joints such ...

It's good to be reminded that you're not alone in your struggles. Several people sent encouraging emails after my last column, in which I wrote about my diagnosis of Charcot neuroarthropathy and my ...

Our product picks are editor-tested, expert-approved. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Why Trust Us? "Knee braces can be helpful for generalized knee pain," says Rick Stauffer, PT, ...

Ankle braces are common in the sport community and there has been concern that stabilizing the ankle joint might alter biomechanics further up the kinetic chain. New research has shown that knee ...

Retrospective study of the degree of gait independence achieved by persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) using knee–ankle–foot orthosis with a medial single hip joint (MSH-KAFO). The 45 patients (36 ...

Working out can wear down joints—especially knees. Knee-strengthening exercises sometimes help, but wearing the best knee brace will offer more immediate support and pain relief from a variety of ...

If you’re looking to recover from an ankle injury or are trying to prevent one, the best ankle brace can help you feel confident on your feet again. These recovery tools help provide ankle support and ...