Pain relief
MALALIGNMENT
ABERRANT BIOMECHANICS
INCREASED BODY WEIGHT
MUSCLE WEAKNESS
INCREASED COMPARTMENT LOADING
DECREASED ACTIVITY
DECREASED STABILITY
DECREASED CONFIDENCE
PAIN
• The DonJoy OA Adjuster ™ and OA Defiance ® lead to significant pain relief at rest and during activity and improve symptoms of stiffness and function 10,15,11,32,16 . • In a systematic review by Feehan et al. 12 including 15 clinical studies, 98.6% of 567 patients with medial knee OA experienced pain relief when fitted with an off-loading brace.
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Fig. 9: Graph showing the pain, stiffness and function components of the WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) in patients with varus gonarthrosis wearing no brace , the (custom) DonJoy OA Defiance and DonJoy OA Adjuster brace. The values are given as the mean, and the bars indicate the standard deviation. Lower values indicate improvement. Both braces significantly reduced pain and stiffness. OA Defiance also significantly improved function 10 .
A DonJoy ® off-loading brace can significantly improve pain, resulting in a more active life and increased quality of life. 11
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