Injury Prevention

Sports related injuries have become a public health epidemic*

• 12 million student athletes will suffer a sports related injury this year

• Nearly 2 million injuries will be in recreation softball games and baseball games

Expenses incurred by a sports injury can significantly outweigh the cost of bracing preventatively**

Over 250 high school, collegiate, and professional football teams wear DonJoy braces preventatively

• 22 of the AP Top 25 NCAA football teams in 2006

• 46 of the 56 NCAA bowl game football teams
  in 2005-2006

Preventative bracing has been shown to reduce the incidence of sport injuries***

• 1987-1993: University of Iowa football players suffer 23 knee ligament injuries, resulting in 300 missed days of practice and 56 missed games

• 1993-2000: University of Iowa football players wear DonJoy custom knee braces preventatively and reduce knee ligament injuries by 91%

*Janda, Dr. David H. www.noinjury.com
**Walters, D. Rod. ‘Research tackles prophylactic knee bracing.’ Biomechanics, December 2000.
***Boughton, Barbara. ‘Prophylactic: Football linemen experience greater benefit.’ Biomechanics, June 2000.

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