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Injury / Pain

Chronic Knee Pain | Causes and Treatment

Although many types of knee pain are not permanent, other types of pain can last for a very long time. For example, arthritic pain worsens over time. Such pain can radically change your daily life.

Injury / Painwoman doing a knee to chest stretch on the floor to relieve ITBS pain

Iliotibial Band Stretches To Improve Knee Stability

Whether you’re a new runner or a serious runner who racks up the kilometres, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced pain on the outer side of your knees. This pain is usually due to a condition k...

Injury / PainSharp Knee Pain? Causes and treatment

Sharp Knee Pain? Causes and treatment

Knee pain comes in many forms, but sharp pain often indicates a strain or tear to one of the tendons or ligaments. Diagnosing from pain alone isn’t usually reliable; however, it does help when diag...

Injury / PainWoman with knee brace/support is running along on side-walk near the ocean

Knee Pain: Should I use a strap or brace?

When it comes to deciding the best way to treat knee pain, the options can feel overwhelming. Generally, there are two main forms of knee support: the knee strap and the knee brace. Each has its ow...

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Protect Your Knee While Skiing and Snowboarding

Winter Sports Lovers! The days are getting shorter, temperatures are dropping, and ski resorts will soon be packed with keen boarders and skiers. Bus, as with any sport, your knees are at risk of i...

Injury / Painbauerfeind technician helping to fit a secutec knee brace

How Long Does it Take to Recover from an MCL Injury?

If you have ever torn your MCL (Medial Collateral Ligament), you know how much it can hurt, how frustrating the recovery can be and how important it is to properly rehabilitate. So, just how long d...

Injury / Painwoman holding her thigh in pain, a symptom of itb syndrome

Treatment for IT band Syndrome

If you like going for a run now and then, have been training for a marathon, or have started runs and walks more recently while gyms have been closed, it’s likely you’ve been feeling a pain on the ...

Injury / Painman and woman walking their dog on a cliff walk. The man is wearing Bauerfeind's GenuTrain S Knee Brace for ligament injury

Which Knee Brace is Best for a Ligament Injury?

As ligaments are responsible for keeping your knee moving, even relatively minor injuries can cause a lot of discomfort. But fortunately, conservative therapies like knee braces can take a load off...

Injury / PainMan running and experiencing knee pain

Swollen Knees: When You Should See A Doctor

Depending on the sport, researchers have reported that knee injuries account for between 15 per cent and 50 per cent of all athletics-related injuries. Although most knee pain can be self-managed, ...

Injury / PainMan wearing Bauerfeind knee brace while riding a bike.

When Will My Knee Bursitis Go Away?

In our knees, we have small sacs (known as bursae), which act as cushions between all of the various bones and muscles enabling us to walk or bend our legs. Bursitis occurs when those small fluid s...