Rebel Reliever

I have a new assistant, which is part one of my way back to being mobile. This is the Rebel Reliever by Thuasne. In short this is an off-loading brace, which takes the compressive forces off the damaged part of my knee and pulls the bones apart(a misnomer). My affected area will feel as if I didn't have bone on bone action going on.

This is the first step of a process I am trying. Many people have expressed their opinion that I should be having surgery. There are many reasons as to why I don't want to go through surgeries at this time.

Brace Yourself, a brace store in Portland, was so good to help me. They got a representative of the company to come in and fit and re-fit me for the brace. We also will meet to make sure things are working as they should.

Using this is a process. I used to recommend to people trying orthodics a few hours a day until you are used to it. The brace is the same thing. Yesterday I wore it for 3 hours. Today I get to use it for 4-5 hours. It's a slow build to all day.

Next up - ExoSym

Charlie