A common injury experienced by many children and athletes is a sprained ankle.
There are 3 ways you can sprain your ankle. By twisting your ankle inwards (an inversion sprain), outwards (an eversion sprain) or rotating your ankle around too far (a rotation sprain).
When this injury occurs, ligaments that helped to hold the ankle in place are torn. This injury can be quite painful.
Treatment normally consists of ice, elevation, heat after 24 hours, and NSAID pain relievers (drugs that reduce inflammation and pain). These methods help to reduce swelling.
In addition, depending on the severity of the injury, it is often advised to keep weight off the injured area and to have it immobilized or braced. The ASO ankle brace can help in this area.
How can the ASO ankle brace help an ankle injury? This brace has many features that make it easier to use and allow it to provide more stability than simply taping or wrapping an ace bandage around the injury.
These features include ballistic nylon straps that form a figure 8 pattern similar to that achieved by taping the ankle.
What this means to the person with the injury is that, this brace provides substantial support to prevent the ankle turning at a sideways angle and causing further injury.
A lace up closure makes this brace very easy to use. One of the key things a person with an injury looks for in a brace, is the ability to apply stabilization easily and without causing more pain.
In addition, an elastic cuff decreases the amount of inversion possible (when the ankle is twisted inwards).
What are the key benefits of using the ASO Ankle Brace? The total effect of using an ASO ankle brace is that this is one of the most comfortable stabilizing devices on the market for bracing a sprained ankle while it heals.
Another advantage of this type brace is that it is available in a wide range of sizes from child right up to adult.
Unlike many other braces, this one comes in many different sizes. The wearer benefits from geting a proper fit and having good support in exactly the right location.
All things considered the ASO ankle brace is also one of the least expensive types of brace on the market.
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