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Preventing Sports Injuries in High School Students
As parents, your children’s safety is a top priority. According to ESPN, 21.47 million kids between 6 and 17 play organized sports. That’s more than the population of the state of New York. Sports are...
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Knee Injuries: More Common in Women?
Knee injuries are no laughing matter; 55% of all sports related injuries are knee injuries. But who is at greatest risk for knee injuries when it comes to sports? It turns out that women are 4-6 times...
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Comeback Stories: Athletes Who Have Overcome Injury
For a professional athlete, nothing is scarier than suffering a serious injury. The consequences of an injury can be anything from missing a few games to never stepping on the field again. However,...
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Stay on the Green by Preventing Golf Injuries
Golf is both a competitive sport and a relaxing pastime for young and old. Whether you play professionally or just as a way to unwind, golf is still a sport which can cause serious injury. Most golf...
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How To Use Cold Therapy to Heal Swimming Injuries
Swimming is a fun summer pastime as well as an extremely competitive sport. Luckily, swimming has a very low injury rate. The water softens impact and pools are often used for water therapy and...
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The Best Ways to Prevent Football Injuries
Summer is coming to an end and that means it’s almost football season! Football is America’s favorite pastime, but for the athletes themselves, the sport can be brutal on the body. Whether you’re a...
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Tennis Elbow and Beyond: A Closer Look at Tennis Injuries
The 2014 US Open starts today. One of the major stories prior to the start of the tournament is that Rafael Nadal is sitting this one out due to injury. At only 28, Nadal has already won 14 Grand Slam...
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Best Ankle Brace for Football Players
Football players are hard on their bodies while playing and practicing. A player’s ankles take most of the impact – especially when they’re planting their feet and twisting during plays. Our trained...
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Best Knee Brace for Football Players
A football player will use nearly every part of their body while they’re on the field. Football players are especially prone to knee injuries so it’s wise to wear a knee brace so you keep out of the...
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Best Soccer Ankle Brace – Aircast A60
There’s no doubt that soccer players are the most athletic in the world of sports so it’s important to protect and prevent any injury while on the field. Running nonstop for almost two hours is hard on...
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Best Knee Brace for Soccer – DonJoy Playmaker II
With all of the switching, kicking, colliding with other players and running at high speeds involved in soccer, it’s no wonder that so many players develop knee injuries over time. Even the mildest of...
View ArticleGreen Bay Packers right tackle, Bryan Bulaga, praises a DonJoy knee brace for...
We always love hearing how our products are fighting the good fight when it comes to protecting athletes from injury. Green Bay Packers right tackle, Bryan Bulaga, says he believes his DonJoy knee...
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Knee Brace for Volleyball Injuries
Volleyball can be one of the hardest sports on a person’s knees. Jumping, lunging and twisting on a hard surface is hard enough, but athletes who play on an unstable, sandy surface are even more prone...
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Best Elbow Brace for Golfers
Because golf requires total concentration and focus, players need to be on their game and free from distraction at all times. With that said, any sort of pain can be a source of frustration for a...
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DonJoy Reaction Knee Brace for Golfers
While the game of golf can be a beautiful and calming sport, the bodily movements involved can be detrimental to a person if overextended or overused. Golfers practice for years to get the best swing,...
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Best Ankle Brace for Tennis
While tennis may look like a less-grueling physical sport, the human body can go through just as much pain due to injury. Tennis ankle is a common grievance among players because they’re often running...
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Tennis Elbow Support – Aircast Pneumatic Armband
The repetitive movements in the game of tennis are hard on all players, no matter their skill level. While other athletes can run, jump, switchback and have other movements on a huge field, tennis...
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Introducing Defender Skin
BetterBraces.com is happy to introduce one of our newest product arrivals, Defender Skin. Defender Skin is a uniquely engineered and customizable adhesive second skin designed to defend the body...
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Knee Protection During Weightlifting – DonJoy Reaction WEB Knee Brace
As weightlifting’s popularity has grown in the recent years, so has an athlete’s risk of injury while partaking in the sport. Serious weightlifters take the competition very seriously so it makes...
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Ankle Support for Basketball – DonJoy Stabilizing Pro Ankle Brace
A basketball court, whether on the street or in a professional arena, can be hard on a player’s feet and ankles. NBA athletes, semi-professionals and the average basketball player are all prone to...
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