KNEE BRACING AT THE HEART OF ENOVIS HISTORY
While knee braces are a common sight, that hasn’t always been the case. The modern knee brace, used to prevent injury, has only been around since 1967.
The late 60s were important for the evolution of knee braces. In 1967, a professor of physiology, Dr. Robert F. McDavid, invented the first lateral knee brace designed to prevent injury or reinjury. His brace provided lateral protection of the knee. Then during the 1967 season and Super Bowl III, Hall of Fame New York Jets’ Quarterback Joe Namath played with a now-famous knee brace. Jack Castiglia of the Lenox Hill Brace Shop with along with noted sports physician Dr. James Nicholas designed the brace. This allowed Namath to keep playing despite being plagued by knee problems. Namath’s knee brace was so iconic that it is now on display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. During the 1970s, more prophylactic knee braces began being tested and tried by more NFL players in an effort to reduce career ending knee injuries. In 1978, Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive line captain Mark Nordquist and lawyer Ken Reed founded a small company in a Carlsbad, California garage. They named the new company DonJoy ® after their wives, Donna and Joy. The first Enovis products were simple sleeves made of sewn-together neoprene that were pulled over the knee as well as the ankle and elbow joints for support. Fast forward to today where knee braces come in a variety of shapes and sizes, designed for all manner of knee injuries and prevention.
COLD THERAPY KNEE OPTIONS
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DURA*SOFT ™ KNEE WRAP
CRYO/CUFF ™ KNEE
CRYO/CUFF ™
ICEMAN ® MCGUIRE KNEE WRAP
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