Warning - Don't Even Think of Skiing on That Bad Knee Until You Have Gotten a Knee Brace

How are your knees doing when you are out on the slopes?

If you like to ski or snowboard, then we both know that your knees are always needed. You need to keep them healthy if you are going to stay out there, unless you would rather pick up the sport of sledding. Hey, this way you can stay on the slopes, but you will most likely do so in a seated position...

Listen, we are not trying to bring this stuff up because it is fun,... we bring it up because sometimes we need to be reminded that protecting our knees is serious business. - Hey, we hope you never had to worry about this kind of a situation, but you do.

When you are out there on the slopes and you need to add some serious support to your knees then it is time to consider using a knee brace. An ACL style knee support can be very effective if you have hurt your ACL in the past, or if you are trying to stay away from this kind of injury in the future. - Moreover, there are "combined instability" braces available that will help you if you have more than one type of problem.

One friend of the author told us that she had previously undergone knee surgery with a favorable outcome. At one time she really needed her knee braces for the physical support that they gave to her, but after she healed she kept wearing them because of the mental support that they provided. As a veteran skier, she also knew that she would rather not undergo another ACL and MCL tear though, and she knew that her knee braces could help prevent this kind of injury from happening when she was on the slopes.

A brace can be obtained very quickly and these days they do not have to be custom made necessarily. For most people, a non custom knee brace can be extremely effective, and the only difference where a custom brace would be felt would be in your wallet.

In the end, the choice is yours. We hope you never have any kind of knee pain or instability. But, just remember that the sudden twists and turns, and the speed at which you move down the slopes can be very unforgiving, and the mountain will demand respect from you. Let's hope it does not take it in the form of a knee injury.