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Bauerfeind Blog

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Marathon Training - Gear Up for the Long Run

Marathon training is multifaceted. What would you like to learn more about?

Knee Pain While Running

According to researchers, 35-45% of runners are injured every year. Whether the pain occurs during the run or after – listen to your body and figure out the cause.

Swollen Knee

Is your knee swollen and unusually immobile? Does your knee hurt while bending and stretching? Then it is likely that fluid has accumulated in or around your knee joint.

Swollen Knee Treatment

Is your knee swollen and feels “locked”? Then it is likely that fluid has accumulated in or around your knee joint.

Patellar Tendonitis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

A piercing pain at the front of the knee or below the kneecap is often an indication of patellar tendonitis, also known as Jumper’s Knee.

Patellar Tendonitis - Best Patella Knee Strap to get You Back to Running

For runners, nothing holds them back more than an injury to the knee. If patellar tendonitis, or Jumper’s Knee, is holding you back, then you are in the right place.

Runner's Knee - Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options

Do you experience a dull pain in the front of your knee while running, walking, squatting, kneeling, or bending? Does this pain often get worse when you continue to run, walk downhill, or walk down a set of stairs?

Runner's Knee - Best Knee Brace to Get You Back to Running

Pes Anserine Bursitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Options

Runners suffering from inner knee pain, or pain on the inner tibial plateau, are often diagnosed with pes anserine bursitis. Find out more about causes, symptoms and treatment options here.

Best Brace for Pes Anserine Bursitis

Inner knee pain is not only annoying, but may also mean that you have to take a break from training for several months. In order to relieve the irritated pes anserinus, a knee brace with a functional pad can help.

Patellar Tracking Disorders

Do you experience pain in the front of your knee that gets worse while climbing stairs, squatting or jumping? Do you feel like your knee cap shifts out of place while being active?

Best Knee Brace for Patellar Tracking

An unstable knee cap can be challenging. You might ask yourself with every step - will it happen again? Knee cap tracking disorders and subluxations can usually be treated conservatively.

Sore Knees

When you feel mild pain around your knee or calf, speculation soon follows. After all, you don't want anything to stop your training. At the first sign of pain while running, it’s time to look for the cause.

Running Injuries

Would you like to prevent sore knees and avoid unpleasant surprises during your running training? According to researchers, 35-45% of runners are injured annually.

Sprained Knee

A knee sprain is a common injury that refers to a stretched or torn ligament on the knee joint. This can happen during sports, after falls, trauma or during a car accident.

Knee Sprain Treatment

Preventing Painful Runner's Knee

While running, you want to give your best and achieve your goals. You’re always focusing on your fastest times – and this much is certain: nothing can stop you now – not even knee pain.

Washable Braces: Don't Settle for Stinky

When it comes to choosing a brace or support there are many factors to consider: Quality, comfort and medical-grade compression to name a few, but often overlooked is a product’s washability. Believe it or not, there are people wearing braces and supports day in and day out without the option to keep them clean!

Preventing Calf Pulls

Without A Proper Warm-Up, Muscles Are Tight, Brittle And More Prone To Tearing. The calf muscle consists of two powerful muscles – the gastrocnemius and the soleus, and a smaller muscle – the plantaris.

Best Brace for Baseball

Protects The Elbow From Painful Overextension During Throwing & Overhead Movements. Longer playing seasons, extended practices, popularity of tournament play and poor body mechanics all play a role in the soaring rates of elbow injuries and in turn Tommy John surgeries.

Best Braces for Hiking

Leaves are changing color. Temperature is dropping. Summer activities are coming to an end. Fall is here and with it comes the perfect weather for hiking! Hiking outdoors is a great physical activity for people of all ages to get outdoors, explore new trails and stay healthy.

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Knee Pain While Running

Running is your life and nothing can stop you, but suddenly your knee hurts! According to researchers, 35-45% of runners are injured every year. Whether the pain occurs during the run or after – listen to your body and figure out the cause.

Swollen Knee

Is your knee swollen and unusually immobile? Does your knee hurt while bending and stretching? Then it is likely that fluid has accumulated in or around your knee joint. The reason for this may be knee joint effusion, or "water in the knee" as some people call it. This condition is often caused by an injury in the knee joint, like an overuse injury, or a stretched or torn ligament. Whatever the cause, if appropriate treatment and relief of the knee starts early, acute knee swelling will usually fully heal.

Swollen Knee Treatment

Is your knee swollen and feels “locked”? Then it is likely that fluid has accumulated in or around your knee joint. The reason for this may be knee joint effusion or water in the knee. This can be caused by an acute injury or underlying condition.

Patellar Tendonitis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

A piercing pain at the front of the knee or below the kneecap is often an indication of patellar tendonitis, also known as Jumper’s Knee. But as a runner, don’t let this term confuse you. Depending on your running and training style, you can be affected just as much.

Patellar Tendonitis - Best Patella Knee Strap to get You Back to Running

For runners, nothing holds them back more than an injury to the knee. If patellar tendonitis, or Jumper’s Knee, is holding you back, then you are in the right place. Find out how to treat patellar tendonitis, also known as Jumper's Knee, get back to your training routine, and prevent Jumper’s Knee it from reoccurring.

Runner's Knee - Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options

Runner’s Knee, or Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (PFPS), is a common overuse injury that affects runners, walkers, hikers, soccer players and cyclists. Most people recover from Runner’s Knee completely after a few weeks, but it can become chronic if left untreated.

Runner's Knee - Best Knee Brace to Get You Back to Running

As a runner you want to give your best and achieve your goals. You're always focused on improving your fastest times, so a history of knee pain and the diagnosis of patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), or Runner's Knee, can feel like a setback. Fortunately, it does not have to last. Try Bauerfeind's Sports Knee Support for stability, relief and protection from recurring excessive strain to get you back to your training routine.

Pes Anserine Bursitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Options

Runners suffering from inner knee pain, or pain on the inner tibial plateau, are often diagnosed with pes anserine bursitis. Find out more about causes, symptoms and treatment options here.

Best Brace for Pes Anserine Bursitis

Patellar Tracking Disorders

Best Knee Brace for Patellar Tracking

An unstable knee cap can be challenging. You might ask yourself with every step - will it happen again? Knee cap tracking disorders and subluxations can usually be treated conservatively. In most cases, home remedies can help reduce pain, stabilize the knee and train surrounding muscles. This article tells you more about how to treat knee cap instabilities, knee support recommendations and what to do to prevent reoccurrence.

Sore Knees

Running Injuries

Would you like to prevent sore knees and avoid unpleasant surprises during your running training? According to researchers, 35-45% of runners are injured annually. In this article we will explore how to prevent running injuries and what our Sports Compression Knee Support can do to help.

Sprained Knee

A knee sprain is a common injury that refers to a stretched or torn ligament on the knee joint. This can happen during sports, after falls, trauma or during a car accident. The knee has four ligaments, and according to the CDC the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is injured most often, with 250,000 cases per year in the U.S. Read in this article about symptoms, causes and treatment options of knee ligament injuries.

Knee Sprain Treatment

Knee sprains are a common injury of one or more ligaments of the knee. It can happen suddenly – you just twisted your knee. In most cases, home remedies can help reduce pain, stabilize the knee and train surrounding muscles for recovery. This article tells you more about treating knee sprains, which knee support is best, and provides tips for injury prevention.

Best Ski Braces and Supports

Whether you ski, skate or snowboard, winter sports can take a toll on your joints and an injury on the slopes or ice can bring your season to a screeching halt. Bracing your body with a quality, medical-grade support will help to stabilize your joints and protect you from painful tears and sprains.

Best Brace for Tennis Elbow

Q & A With Bauerfeind Physical Therapist Erin Grigsby - Bauerfeind EpiTrain Elbow Support

Ask a Therapist: June 2017

Tips To Cross The Finish Line Injury-Free With Erin Grigsby - GenuTrain Line-up

The Benefits of Medical-Grade Compression

The medical community has known for a long time that medical-grade compression can reduce swelling, but the hype around other potential benefits of compression supports and apparel has everyone in the sports world buzzing!

Best Support for HIIT Workouts

“High Intensity Interval Training” is an exercise category referring to short bursts of max-intensity exertion followed by brief periods of low-intensity activity or rest. The person performing the workout is encouraged to focus on proper form and speed of each exercise in a given circuit. These “sprints” are repeated over and over until the person is too exhausted to continue.

Best Knee and Ankle Supports for Basketball

As the Official Brace of the National Basketball Athletic Trainers Association, Bauerfeind braces and supports are the top choice for the world’s premier basketball trainers to help get their players back on the court and feeling better, faster. From professional athletes to weekend warriors, injuries to the knee and ankle are a common problem for basketball players at all levels. Bauerfeind has a variety of solutions that provide superior therapy, excellent wearing comfort and great durability.

Best Knee and Ankle Supports for Runners

Whether your goal is return to training for your next marathon or simply get back to your daily jogging routine, recovering from common running injuries can be a challenge. Experiencing a painful injury—whether it’s a sprain, strain, knee cap tracking problems or runner’s knee—doesn’t have to keep you from living your passion every day.

Best Elbow Support for Jiu Jitsu

EpiTrain Elbow Support Product Review - "The Jiu Jitsu Therapist" Weighs In On EpiTrain From Bauerfeind.

Bauerfeind’s Got Your Back: Tips to Reduce Back Pain

The back is one of the most important parts of the human skeleton – it gives the body stability. The spine is a small masterpiece that is composed of elastic and stable components: the cervical, thoracic and lumbar vertebrae, the sacral bone and the coccyx. The vertebral bodies encase the spinal cord in the vertebral canal and the intervertebral disks between the vertebral bodies function as shock absorbers in the spine.

EDS Resource Page

As proud sponsors of the Ehlers-Danlos Society, Bauerfeind USA is committed to helping EDS patients alleviate symptoms and pain through bracing and support.

Don't Burn Out: UV Protection with Bauerfeind Sports Compression Sleeves

The good news is that our Bauerfeind Sports Compression Sleeves for arm, upper leg, and lower leg provide you with a UPF of 80 – even in wet or stretched condition. The effectiveness of this sun protection clothing has been tested by the International Test Association for Applied Protection against UV Radiation meeting the requirements of UV Standard 801.

Sports Elbow Brace

For more than a decade, Dr. James Andrews has strongly cautioned the baseball community against what he calls a “Tommy John surgery epidemic,” and how overuse and fatigue can lead to ulnar collateral ligament injuries in young athletes. Working closely with Bauerfeind USA, Andrews helped develop the Bauerfeind Sports Elbow Brace (formerly known as EpiTrain PowerGuard), the world’s first elbow support that helps prevent hyperextension for throwing athletes.

This information is provided for general information purposes and should not be relied on as a substitute for medical advice, evaluation or care from a qualified and licensed health care provider. The information contained here is not to be considered a plan of care of physical therapy.

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Bauerfeind Blog

Your place for news, products and health tips.

Newer Posts

Marathon Training - Gear Up for the Long Run

Knee Pain While Running

Swollen Knee

Swollen Knee Treatment

Patellar Tendonitis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Patellar Tendonitis - Best Patella Knee Strap to get You Back to Running

Runner's Knee - Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options

Runner's Knee - Best Knee Brace to Get You Back to Running

Pes Anserine Bursitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Options

Best Brace for Pes Anserine Bursitis

Patellar Tracking Disorders

Best Knee Brace for Patellar Tracking

Sore Knees

Running Injuries

Sprained Knee

Knee Sprain Treatment

Preventing Painful Runner's Knee

Washable Braces: Don't Settle for Stinky

Preventing Calf Pulls

Best Brace for Baseball

Best Braces for Hiking

Knee Pain While Running

Swollen Knee

Swollen Knee Treatment

Patellar Tendonitis - Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Patellar Tendonitis - Best Patella Knee Strap to get You Back to Running

Runner's Knee - Symptoms, Causes, & Treatment Options

Runner's Knee - Best Knee Brace to Get You Back to Running

Pes Anserine Bursitis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Options

Best Brace for Pes Anserine Bursitis

Patellar Tracking Disorders

Best Knee Brace for Patellar Tracking

Sore Knees

Running Injuries

Sprained Knee

Knee Sprain Treatment

Best Ski Braces and Supports

Best Brace for Tennis Elbow

Ask a Therapist: June 2017

The Benefits of Medical-Grade Compression

Best Support for HIIT Workouts

Best Knee and Ankle Supports for Basketball

Best Knee and Ankle Supports for Runners

Best Elbow Support for Jiu Jitsu

Bauerfeind’s Got Your Back: Tips to Reduce Back Pain

EDS Resource Page

Don't Burn Out: UV Protection with Bauerfeind Sports Compression Sleeves

Sports Elbow Brace

Stability Ball Wall Slides

Plank Rows

Catch & Release Wrist Throws

Box Jumps

Stability Ball Planks

Step Up To A Lunge

Kettle Bell Squats

Single Leg 4-Way Reach

Squats, Unstable

Scissor Kick

Wrist Roller Extensions

Split Squats

Clock Lunges

90 Degree Jump Turns, Stable

Single Leg Balance

Step Down Then Back

Banded Side Shuffle

Standing Rows

Serial Sitting

Quick Feet