Last Updated on 09/07/2025 by admin
Signs you might need a knee support
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Living an active, well-balanced lifestyle is extremely important. However, if you’re experiencing pain during physical activity, you may need extra support to ensure your exercises are having a positive effect on your body, instead of a negative one. Many people experience knee pain while exercising and even while performing regular day-to-day activities. Rather than the pain being something you should just live with, there are you may find a support brace helpful with pain relief, and to prevent future injuries from occurring.
Knee injuries and other underlying conditions can present with a variety of symptoms, including pain, swelling, stiffness, and difficulty moving the knee. Some injuries, like ligament tears, can cause instability or the knee giving way. A popping or clicking sound during the injury is also possible.
OPPO Health UK knee supports and braces help with a variety of conditions including strains & sprains, weakness & instability, arthritis, ligament injury and meniscus tears. Our knee supports provide compression, pain relief, promote healing and injury recovery to enable daily life to continue and get you back to activities you love.
In this article, we will discuss some signs that show you may need a knee support, together with some example OPPO knee supports.
Popping or Crunching Noise in the Knee
A popping or crunching noise in the knee can be a normal part of movement, especially as you get older. However, it could be an indication of an issue with your knee joints especially if associated with pain, swelling or instability. Conditions include the following: –
- Osteoarthritis or other joint problems
- Ligament tears
- Baker’s cysts
- Excess fluid in the knee joint
Although popping and crunching sounds are not always related to knee pain, it is best to consult a medical professional to help diagnose the condition and determine the appropriate treatment for you.
Swelling of the Knee Joint
Swelling in the knee joint can be due to various reasons, including injury, overuse, or underlying medical conditions like arthritis. Treatment typically involves rest, ice, elevation, and pain relief, but seeking medical advice is crucial for a proper diagnosis and treatment, especially if the swelling accompanied by pain, swelling, or a feeling of instability. Knee braces can help to reducing the swelling, as well as relieving pain so that you can live a more comfortable lifestyle.
Our Agility Open Knee Support is suitable for exercise or daily use, and helps to reduce aches and pains in injured or weak knees, and arthritic knees.
Knee Stiffness
Stiffness in the knee is commonly associated with osteoarthritis, but it can also be caused by injury and reduced levels of movement. The stiffness can range from mild to severe and may be more noticeable in the morning or after prolonged periods of inactivity. Knee braces can provide support and reduce strain on the joint helping with movement and pain within your knees. Knee supports can also help with weakness and instability enabling gentle exercise and activity to be undertaken to improve range of motion and strengthen the surrounding muscles.
Our OPPO Agility knee brace with side stabilisers provides additional support and stability for unstable or weak knees, it helps with aches and pains, ligament injury and arthritis, and can assists with your exercise and daily activity to maintain physical function.
Decreased Range of Motion
Your knees are important for doing simple everyday tasks and staying active. If it’s difficult for you to move your knee through its usual full range of bending or straightening, then you have decreased range of motion (or movement). Conditions such injury or post-surgery can limit movement range; arthritis can wear down the protective tissues within your knee joints, resulting in knee pain due to inflammation, stiffness, and wear-and-tear limiting the range of movement.
Depending on the cause, physical therapy can help to restore movement and range of motion, which is usually done through stretching, strengthening and balance exercises. Wearing a knee brace to help the movement of your joints, providing additional support and stability.
Our OPPO Adjustable Knee Stabiliser has side stays and adjustable straps to provide additional support and stability, and to provide adjustable compression for weak or overstressed knees, reducing the potential for injury .
Restricting range of motion is often required after surgery for protection and supporting the joint during recovery so a controlled knee brace with adjustable locking hinges to limit movement may be specified by your medical team.
An example of a controlled knee brace is our OPPO Hinged knee brace which is suitable for post-surgery, patella tracking problems, ligament injuries, weakness and instability, plus arthritis. It provides extra knee support, stability, protection, and compression, and features side hinges to control range of movement.
Pain in the Knee Joint
As we’ve discussed above, knee pain can be caused by a variety of conditions including injury, overuse, tendonitis and underlying conditions like osteoarthritis. Treatment may involve rest, ice, compression, elevation, and painkillers. In some cases, physical therapy or surgery may be necessary. If the pain is severe or is getting worse, or you are unable to weight bear then you should seek healthcare professional advice.
Knee braces can provide support and help to reduce pain, and improve your daily function. They provide support, stability, and compression to reduce pressure on the knee joint, which can help relieve pain, especially for conditions like osteoarthritis and ligament injury. By providing support and reducing pain, braces can improve your ability to move and participate in daily activities. Braces are also helpful in protecting the knee during recovery from an injury or surgery, allowing the tissues to heal without excessive strain.
You may find a simple knee sleeve such as the OPPO Agility Knee Support sleeve may help to provide pain relief resulting from knee injury such as strain and sprain, weakness and instability, and arthritis.
As with any orthopaedic support and brace, we recommend a medical professional is consulted to ensure the selected support is suitable for your specific condition and treatment.
