05-19-2022, 04:16 PM
(05-18-2022, 06:48 PM)Truck_1_0_1_ Wrote: Someone who is more knowledgeable about football and someone who is a licensed medical professional, have both refuted your statements with factual studies and deep dives.
Stop it.
Uh... no. Links to random medical websites =/= credible, objective, unbiased, clinical studies.
Your "proclamation" on validity gives me COVID "follow the (selected) science" mantra hives.
There's obviously no "settled science" or some "medical professional consensus" argument based on links selected from Oncemoreuntothejimbreech's quick google search (or what you call a "deep dive"). But credit to him for trying to bring data to a discussion.
If you actually look at the links shown in that post— and read the sources they reference (if they bother listing any)— you will see mixed conclusions on braces (benefits and negatives), comments that their results need more study, references to decades-old studies based on knee braces used in those times, or comments that quality data are limited.
More recent studies show:
— Varus-valgus knee stresses seemed to be reduced by braces. ACL protection is inconclusive. Knee pads or padding that helps absorb impact energy may be a beneficial option. (Do Prophylactic Knee Braces Protect the Knee Against Impacts or Tibial Moments? An In Vitro Multisensory Study - 2018: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2325967118805399)
— Looked at 184 independent source records and found only 3 quality studies that they could consider in their systematic review related to ACL injury. Having such limited quality data reinforces the message that there is clinical uncertainty regarding prescribing functional knee braces when returning to sport. (Can a Knee Brace Prevent ACL Reinjury: A Systematic Review - 2021: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/14/7611/htm)
Just to be clear:
— I'm not promoting that a brace should replace proper rehab or ongoing strength/conditioning.
— Knee brace effectiveness is inconclusive based on limited quality clinical data. It may very well help protect against some movement injuries (eg, varus-valgus knee stresses). Protection against ACL is inconclusive or not likely.
— Maybe knee padding is a better answer than a brace (or nothing)
— Doctors clearly have different viewpoints, which is why you are ALWAYS told to get a second opinion. Even they realize that their expert opinion is not an absolute in most cases.
