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Re: Cho Pat Dual Action Knee Strap

I have the thin straps that go below the knee, and they make me worse.


--- In chondromalaciacommunity@yahoogroups.com, "F" <kel0003@...> wrote:
>
> Has anyone out there tried these braces for chondromalacia and if so
> did it help your condition? I have had chondromalacia on and off for
> years. I am very active and when the condition comes back , I do a lot
> of strengthening and stretch PT and seem to calm if down to the point
> where I can go quite some time (year or more) without a problem
> but...it comes back again and I need to rerpeat the process. I saw a
> guy in my health club wearing these straps and he tells me it works for
> him. Just wondering if anyone else has some insight before I buy a pair.
>
> I am active, fifty, and like to run, cycle, elliptical and pool
> run/swim.
>
> Thank you
>





Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:08 am

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Has anyone out there tried these braces for chondromalacia and if so did it help your condition? I have had chondromalacia on and off for years. I am very...
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freezemass
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Nov 18, 2008
12:57 am

Yes, I have tried Cho Pat. Fairly useless. Bulky too. I have found the very best to be GenuTrain P3 Knee Support. I bought them in Europe and they're very...
Lucy Falco
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Nov 18, 2008
2:33 am

I just searched for the GenuTrain P3 Knee Support on Ebay and there is an auction starting at 99 cents! It's too big for me but someone should get it: ...
hedy_dilmanian
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Nov 18, 2008
3:13 am

I have the thin straps that go below the knee, and they make me worse....
hedy_dilmanian
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Nov 18, 2008
3:08 am

One caution with this product. I had a lot of luck with any product that provided compression to keep swelling down in the knee region. With compression that...
Mike Bernhardt
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Nov 18, 2008
4:10 am

Thanks to you all for your responses. I will give things a try and let you know how it goes. ... product that provided compression to keep swelling down in the...
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freezemass
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Nov 18, 2008
6:14 pm

I haven't used anything like the cho pat strap. I have, however, had a lot of help from the DonJoy lateral J braces my docs have given me....
Kelly Fox
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Nov 18, 2008
7:21 pm
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