This is useful during football matches, as it allows a player to make changes if the current support isn’t quite right. Football knee braces are designed to provide the highest level of support and protection for football players.

The best knee support for footballers that are heavier, or need that little bit of extra support is the advanced compression knee support. This dual-purpose support provides premium heat compression while protecting against impacts at the same time. Our Verdict: Trusted by thousands of athletes around the world, the Dura Soft Ice Pack Wrap is the perfect way to ease pain, swelling and tension after a match. The choice of knee support might seem daunting,” Cameron Johnston, the founder of specialist recovery brand Riixo, told us. If you require a knee support when playing football, it is important to carefully consider the type of brace or support you purchase.

The 360-degree compression design meant equal pressure was applied all the way around the knee, which made it comfortable to wear day in, day out. The level of compression is also adjustable, so you can enjoy customised relief, depending on your personal ITB pain. For us, it was a close tussle for the top spot between Limitless Flex’s knee support and Riixo’s innovative knee cuff, but ultimately the former won out for its great value. In addition, imaging tests, such as X-rays, CT scans, or MRIs, may be required to determine the severity of the injury and help in therapy and diagnosis. Although a brace will provide numerous benefits for the person wearing it what threats could it pose to another player on the pitch?

The clever design includes silicone shock protection in the form of a soft gasket that goes around the knee, and double spring support, which we found made the brace more comfortable and helped to alleviate our tester’s concerns about doing further damage to their joints. As they are made of elastic compression material as opposed to neoprene they do not retain as much heat, but have excellent compression. Bauerfeind have an incredibly extensive sizing system for our products based off of hundreds of thousands of patient measurements.Popular Styles Compression Supports Hinged Braces Magnetic Supports Neoprene Supports Offloading Braces Patella Stabilisers Patella Straps Pull-On Supports Supports with Stays Wraparound Supports All Styles. The active knit material also gives the whole knee even pressure for all-over pain relief and bracing, which helps to prevent reaggravation for a range of knee issues. This means you can confidently move in pivots, sudden changes of direction, jumps and landing as well as quick steps and positioning.

ACL braces are essential because playing football puts your ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) at risk for injury. Jamie Redknapp was part of a group of players at Liverpool known as the Spice Boys (alongside Collymore, Fowler, McManaman, and McAteer).Football players in skills position like quarterback, running back, safety, or linebacker may prefer a more low-profile, lightweight brace, that won’t impede performance but will still protect and support the knee.

Offer excludes Hyperice, DonJoy Performance Bionic™ Reel-Adjust Wrist, DonJoy Performance Bionic™ Reel-Adjust Back, Aircast Walking Boots (Standard, Elite, Short, SP, FP, XP), Aircast Foam Liners, Compex Edge 2. Whilst they give the greatest support, they are a little more restrictive than stabilised knee supports or simple elastic/neoprene knee sleeves. Brazilian legend Ronaldo is still considered to be one the greatest footballers to have ever played the sport. These supports provide the perfect balance of comfort and relief while allowing you to move your legs freely.However, due to the wide range of braces and supports available FIFA cannot apply a blanket rule, meaning the decision of whether a brace is suitable is down to each individual referee. It certainly has the components in place to make sure your knee is well supported, including boning and a strap system above and below the knee. Made with heat therapeutic neoprene, VCS wrap around braces help warm muscles and joints while offering the ideal level of compression. There is a little extra space around the knee area to avoid it being too tight, but also, crucially, we found that this gave a better range of movement than some of the other products we tried.