It's a wonky looking brace, but it's design forces the inside edge of my knee out/open so that the bone on bone action stops.
It doesn't look to bad at all, and I wished I had it much, much sooner (years), so I might've been able to prevent much of the pain that I've been dealing with.
At least, I hope, that this does help with the pain so that I can re-engage in my life and activities again.
I'm supposed to wear it 1-2 hours a day at first, then keep increasing it until I can keep it on for a day.
Tomorrow, I'm going to take the dogs for a walk early in the morning.
The poor little puppies haven't been on a walk with me in probably a year, as it's been that painful.
Other than the straps against the skin, I can't hardly tell I'm wearing it, because it's only got a few straps that are attached to my leg. The rest is open to the air, so hopefully it'll prevent the sweaty/stinky smell that usually grows on a brace.
I was also given a sleeve to wear under this brace.
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