Pain Relief
THE OA TAKE-AWAY
• The DonJoy OA Adjuster ™ and OA Defiance ® lead to significant pain relief at rest and during activity and improve symptoms of stiffness and function 5,6,8,9,17 . • In a systematic review by Feehan et al. 7 including 15 clinical studies, 98.6% of 567 patients with medial knee OA experienced pain relief when fitted with an off-loading brace. • As shown below, both OTS and Custom DONJOY unloader braces significantly reduced pain and stiffness, with OA defiance significantly improving function when compared to no brace at all.
DONJOY Unloader bracing has been clinically proven to: • Improve alignment • Reduce knee moments • Increase joint space • Relieve pain • Improve mobility and physical function Unloader bracing may help patients who have documented: • Pain during weight bearing or ascending / descending stairs • Pronounced Varus or Valgus knee deformity • Previous Menisectomy • Excess/High BMI • Recent injury or surgery • Ambulatory with knee instability
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Graph shows pain, stiffness, and function components of the WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) in patients with varus knee OA wearing, No Brace , DonJoy OA Defiance , and DonJoy OA Adjuster . Lower values indicate improvement.
A DonJoy® off-loading brace can significantly improve pain, resulting in a more active life and increased quality of life. 6
Increased Confidence and Activity
Brian Cole, MD interview on OA brace patient selection.
CMS knee orthoses guideline
• The DonJoy OA Adjuster ™ improves knee confidence and perceived stability in patients with post-traumatic knee OA after ACL reconstruction 9 . • A recent patient feedback study showed that a DonJoy OA Defiance ® brace increases the possibility to perform daily activities and also enables increased mobility away from the home environment, including going to a local shop, resulting in a more active life and increased quality of life 6 .
Enovis™ guarantees patient satisfaction with DONJOY OA Knee braces.
Patients/customers not completely satisfied with their DonJoy Knee Osteoarthritis Brace may receive credit or refund for the cost of the brace if our representative cannot fix your issue within 90 days from initial fitting.* Terms & conditions apply.
A DonJoy® off-loading brace can bring back freedom of movement to knee OA patients 6
* (Does not include custom fabricated braces, customer/patient pays cost for return shipping of the brace in order to be issued a credit.)
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