best way to wrap knees for backpack hiking?

[fmnjr]

Per the subject title, what, if any, ways of wrapping knees for support work when backpack hunting?

 

[perma]

In reference to wrapping after the day is over, or while hiking. If while hiking, I use neoprene sleeves on both mine. I get these sharp pains on the sides of my knees when I hike. Goes away once I sleeve up.

 

[fmnjr]

Okie wrapping? Talking about being wrapped before and during hike.

 

[perma]

Okie wrapping? Talking about being wrapped before and during hike.

Typo

 

[COHunter67]

If you have to wrap your knees for any reason you should start a Knee Over Toes workout routine!

 

[PNWGator]

Talk to your Physical Therapist. Lots of good braces out there.

Hang in there. Can be a trying journey.

 

[Tradewind]

I use neoprene sleeves on both mine..

same here

 

[fmnjr]

I’ve got some neoprene knee sleeves already. Just checking in to see what else this HT crew might be doing. So far trekking poles and sleeves are doing it for me.

 

[Straight Arrow]

Per the subject title, what, if any, ways of wrapping knees for support work when backpack hunting?

Copper compression knee sleeves have worked really well for me since surgery and rehab of a severed patellar tendon. Photo below one year later, emerging from Washakie Wilderness heading for trail's end at Ishawooa Trailhead, South Fork Shoshone River after seven-day, eighty-mile trek through the Thorofare.

 

[Irishman]

I find it hard to get the neoprene sleeves to stay in place, they seem to want to bunch up behind my knee. I think I'd be better off with something much shorter that just went around the knee itself.

 

[perma]

Not to hijack the thread, but I’d be curious to hear from anyone using k-tape…

 

[fmnjr]

Copper compression knee sleeves have worked really well for me since surgery and rehab of a severed patellar tendon. Photo below one year later, emerging from Washakie Wilderness heading for trail's end at Ishawooa Trailhead, South Fork Shoshone River after seven-day, eighty-mile trek through the Thorofare.

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I've seen those copper sleeves advertised. Thinking there were gimmicky, I passed them by. Based on your experience, they seem to be worth a shot. Congrats on the successful rehab of the patella, that's a tough one.

 

[Straight Arrow]

I've seen those copper sleeves advertised. Thinking there were gimmicky, I passed them by. Based on your experience, they seem to be worth a shot. Congrats on the successful rehab of the patella, that's a tough one.

Yes, I watched Jerry Rice and Bret Favre advertising them, so ordered one. Put it on my injured knee, took a run, returned and ordered another immediately! I have three pairs now, of various support strengths. I highly recommend them.

 

[fmnjr]

Germanium embedded knee sleeve study:

Effect of Germanium-Embedded Knee Sleeve on Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects an estimated 1 in 5 individuals older than 45 years of age in the United Kingdom. Previous studies have suggested that germanium-infused garments may provide improved clinical outcomes in OA. Germanium-embedded (GE) knee ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[Dsnow9]

I am a big fan of kt tape. Different ways to tape for different reasons.

 

[KipCarson]

I’ve never used a sleeve or wrap, but I used to have sharp pain in my knees when hiking, especially going downhill. Talked to my Dr and he prescribed a whole array of stretching. It worked wonders and fixed the root cause. I rarely have issues now, and when it flares up, I get back on stretches and it goes away.

 

[IDFireLass]

Knee support? Look at the ones Kenetrek catalog. Started with one now have 2 that the other half wears on uneven ground. They are pricey but they don't move and you can wash them. They are $104 each.

 

[Huntkook]

Knee support? Look at the ones Kenetrek catalog. Started with one now have 2 that the other half wears on uneven ground. They are pricey but they don't move and you can wash them. They are $104 each.

That's what I have, knee, ankle and wrist.

 

[Maverick1]

I'll ask your wife.

 

[rustednuts]

Not to hijack the thread, but I’d be curious to hear from anyone using k-tape…

K-Tape can do wonders but for many people it is a placebo. There are proper ways to tape for different maladies.