o/t Gym Knee Support

[Maths]

Seeing more and more people at the gym wearing knee support and just wondered as I run a lot - are they just for injuries or do some wear them for preventative reasons? You never see footballers wear them and so I wonder as to their usefulness and effectiveness?

 

[OhhhBarryBarry!]

I was wondering about this recently. Why don't footballers wear them? Surely would benefit Jordan Gabriel.

 

[Chunkylad]

Seeing more and more people at the gym wearing knee support and just wondered as I run a lot - are they just for injuries or do some wear them for preventative reasons? You never see footballers wear them and so I wonder as to their usefulness and effectiveness?

You shouldn’t need them unless you are lifting very heavy rear squats or deadlifts. Then it is purely to hold your form and stop your knee sliding out.

For treadmill running or cycling I would not recommend as you aren’t doing lateral movement so you are potentially weakening the supportive muscle around your knee.

Anyone with knee issues, should build in plenty of body weight or sissy squats and calf raises. You basically want to build the thigh, hammy and calf muscles so they do the work and release the knee joint from injury.

I’ve had two knee ops from football and squatting (rear, Sumo, sissy) are critical for me never going there again.

 

[Next Goal WIns]

Ive always found wearing a knee support when playing footballer restricts general movement, whilst running / kicking, so tend not to any more. (Note - I probably shouldn't be playing at my age anyway, and after a few knee ops !!)
I always suspect they offer little actual support other than keeping the knee warmer and therefore reducing the feeling of pain slightly.
As chunky says above, the best form of support is to build up the muscles in areas around the knees (thighs, hamstrings, calfs) and maybe reduce running, as that is what tends to damage the cartialage around the knee joints, and cause more problems.

 

[Delfino]

I twinged my knee on a skiing holiday earlier this year, ironically getting on a skidoo.

Given the pressure put on the knees when skiing, I bought a support from the pharmacy. It was very tight and restricted movement.

I didn't have any problems when skiing thereafter but could feel it when I wasn't wearing it.

Taking it with me on the next holiday

 

[April13th1970]

This is the nearest I ever got to Gym Knee

 

[tommytwojags]

Be wary. I wore a tight knee support regularly and ended up getting a deep vein thrombosis behind my knee.

 

[bfcpete]

The gym work is probably wearing their joints / cartilage out

 

[Bloodtangerine]

Ive always found wearing a knee support when playing footballer restricts general movement, whilst running / kicking, so tend not to any more. (Note - I probably shouldn't be playing at my age anyway, and after a few knee ops !!)
I always suspect they offer little actual support other than keeping the knee warmer and therefore reducing the feeling of pain slightly.
As chunky says above, the best form of support is to build up the muscles in areas around the knees (thighs, hamstrings, calfs) and maybe reduce running, as that is what tends to damage the cartialage around the knee joints, and cause more problems.

You’ve certainly reduced running mate