Benefits of Comfy Goniometer Knee Orthosis
- Designed specifically to provide comfortable support for the knee
- Help extend the knee following CVA, surgery, injury, and neurological conditions
- Provides progressive extensions in 10-degree increments for gradual positioning
- Simply use the allen wrench to set the goniometer to your desired range of motion
- Indicated to provide knee support for patients with non-fixed contractures
Therapeutic Uses of Goniometer Knee Orthosis
- Graduated extension of the knee
- Treatment of non-fixed contractures of the knee
- Helps restrict arthritic chages and deformity related to neuromascular impairment
- Positions flaccid knee in functional position
- Maintains skin integrity by absorbing moisture, allowing air circulation and preventing skin maceration
Advantages of Comfy Goniometer Knee:
- The splint can be graduated up to increase knee extension
- The splint comes with one or two covers that can be laundered
- The splint cover is made of durable terrycloth that absorbs moisture and prevents skin maceration
- The splint cover is lined with soft foam that covers the whole frame of the splint so that any edges that touch the patient are padded to prevent pressure areas on patients body
- The splint straps are foam lined for comfort and to prevent pressure areas
- The splint straps closes with velcro – but no velcro touches the patients skin
What to buy with Comfy Goniometer Knee Orthosis
- Bell-Horn Fast Freeze Pro Style Therapy Roll-On
- Sammons Preston Knee Protectors
Knee joints contractures are classified as:
- 5 to 30 degrees = mild contracture
- 30 to 90 degrees = moderate contracture
- 90 degress plus = severe contracture
Contra-Indications:
- Patient has circulator problems pressuee areas or skin irritations appear
- Patient has persistent pain in area treated
- Patient has increased edema, redness or blisters
- Patient has fixed flexion contractures
