In our daily lives many people do not pay attention to knee pads, the knee is a very fragile part of our body, generally in the case of a fall without knee pads, the knee is most likely to be injured, but even so not many people pay attention to knee pads. But in fact, there are many roles for knee pads, so let's take a look at the role of knee pads next!
First, let's understand the function of knee pads
1, insulation function: the knee is very easy to cold parts, many knee related pain are related to the knee cold, especially when climbing, the muscles in the process of movement will generally feel very hot, and the knee will be cold in the cold and hard mountain wind, we can only feel the muscle cool, ignore the knee "feel", then you need to knee pads to our knee. We need knee pads to insulate our knees.
2. Braking function: In high-intensity outdoor sports, such as skiing, knee fractures often occur because there is no protective gear to support the knee when landing and the knee bends excessively or bends in the opposite direction, so a high-level protective knee brace is needed for this type of sport. In addition, mountaineering exerts too much duck pear on the knee, plus ascending belongs to a kind of strenuous sports, it is easy to make the patella dislocation, thus causing a variety of diseases of the knee, if you can wear a protective patella knee pads, will be fixed, can well prevent the appearance of such injuries.
3, to prevent bruises, bumps, sunburn function: in the process of hiking, cycling, inevitably bump, fall head-on, the knee is very high probability of bruises and bruises, wear a good suitable knee pads, can effectively avoid, and also sun protection function.
4, health care function: knee pads can effectively tighten the muscles, promote blood circulation, Shu meridian, long-term adherence to wear knee pads can be good to prevent arthritis, rheumatism and other knee diseases.
Second, how to choose knee pads
1, insulation type knee pads: mostly knitted fabric, four-way high elastic material, this type of knee pads can play a good role in insulation, some styles in the knee pads fixed with gel pads, can fix the patella, not only insulation, there are certain braking function.
2, open patella knee pads: this type of knee pads are mostly velcro strapped knee pads, the front of the knee pads have a hollow with the size of the patella to hold the patella in place, this type of knee pads can effectively control excessive knee flexion after strapping, of course, not only for outdoor sports, this type of knee pads are also ideal for people who need to accelerate recovery after knee surgery.
3. Impact knee pads: At the patella, there are mostly impact pads, which are high-tech anti-collision technology that can effectively reduce the force of impact.
4, patella band: very light, change the patella force node, is to reduce the prevention of arthritis, tendonitis, the best protection choice.
Three, the use of knee pads
1, directly on the outside of the pants, this can be convenient, but does not effectively tighten the muscles, fixed joints, the protection effect is greatly reduced.
2.The disadvantage is that some people's skin may be allergic to the material of the knee pads, and if they are worn for a long time, the skin may become inflamed due to poor breathability.
3. Wearing tights first and then putting on the knee pads is convenient and does not affect the skin while being able to maximize the use of the knee pads function.
Note: Knee pads provide supplementary protection and are not a panacea. If an injury occurs, it is important to seek early medical attention. The most fundamental way to protect the knee is to increase muscle strength and maintain reasonable movement.
Post time: Oct-25-2022