1, classification of knee pads
1. Preventive kneepads: used to protect athletes' knees from injury in intense antagonistic sports.
2. Functional knee pads: used to provide support for injured knee joints.
3. Rehabilitation kneepad: Wear this kneepad to brake the knee joint during the rehabilitation after injury or operation.
4. Decompression kneepads: mainly used to relieve the discomfort of arthritis patients.
2. Are knee pads useful?
Knee pads have a certain effect.
Under normal circumstances, the knee joint controls the stability of movement through the surrounding muscles and ligaments. When the range of motion is too large, or it cannot be maintained within the normal range of motion, it will cause damage to key parts such as muscles, ligaments and joints.
The function of knee pads is equivalent to wrapping a layer of protective tissue such as "muscle ligament" from the outside, supporting the stability of joints and limiting joint activities, thus preventing injuries.
Do you wear knee pads every day?
If you are not injured, it is not recommended to wear knee pads every day.
Some people are afraid of knee injuries and wear knee pads every day just in case. Actually this is very wrong. Wearing kneepads for a long time every day will weaken muscle strength and control, making it easier to get hurt. Therefore, for normal healthy people who are not injured, it is not recommended to wear knee pads at any time every day.
4. When should I wear knee pads?
Wearing protective gear is a helpless move after sports injury. For example, athletes who are troubled by injuries must participate in competitions, or their joints are unstable after recovery from injuries. Injured people should also choose knee pads according to their own injuries.
5. Suggestions on the use of knee pads
(1) fixing belt
It is recommended for patients with patellar tendinitis, chondromalacia patellae, patellofemoral pain syndrome and iliotibial tract syndrome.
This kind of binding belt (also called pressure belt) usually has two binding methods:
At the patellar tendon below the knee, the main function is to help disperse the stress on the patellar tendon.
The other is fixed above the knee to reduce the tension of iliotibial tract and reduce the friction on the lateral epicondyle of femur during exercise.
The pressure generated by fixation will provide feedback to the brain, strengthen the proprioception of the knee joint and increase its own neuromuscular control.
(2) Knee pads
Mainly used for mild edema, such as mild arthritis, or mild sprain.
Knee cuffs, no holes. As the name implies, it completely covers the knee joint like a cuff. It is usually a compressible material, which can promote the swelling and blood circulation of the knee joint and enhance proprioception.
(3) Patella protector
It is most suitable for runners with chondromalacia patellae and loose patella movement.
Patella protector is perforated. This design can better fix the patella, promote the normal orbital movement of the patella, avoid the stimulation caused by abnormal displacement, and reduce the pressure of the kneepad on the patella to some extent.
6. How to protect your knees during exercise?
1, warm up before exercise
Warm-up exercise before exercise is more important. To exercise muscles, joints and ligaments can not only make them put into exercise in the best state, but also minimize the occurrence of sports injuries. Before exercise, you can twist your knees, leg press lift your legs, squat, etc. With other warm-up exercises, do 5- 10 minutes to make your body sweat slightly.
Step 2 wear the right shoes
No matter what kind of sports you are engaged in, you should choose the right equipment, especially shoes. Just like running, if you run in a hard place, you need to choose a pair of shoes with good elasticity, which can reduce the impact of hard facing your knees during exercise.
Step 3 wear knee pads
Knee pads can keep warm and support, and have a good protective effect on the knee joint. Knee pads should not be worn too tightly, so as not to hinder local blood circulation.
4. Control the intensity of exercise
Any exercise should pay attention to the control of exercise intensity, and overload exercise is not allowed, which will overload the knee and lead to knee joint injury. It is best to control the time of each exercise within 1 hour.
Step 5 increase the amount of exercise step by step
When exercising, don't suddenly increase your exercise. The knee joint will be easily overloaded because of the sudden increase of exercise, which will lead to knee joint injury.
6, master the correct sports skills
In sports, there will be incorrect mastery of sports skills, leading to irregular movements or excessive exertion, resulting in knee joint injury. Therefore, before you exercise, you must master the sports skills before you start exercising.