Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Braces and Supports
Bauerfeind's medical-grade braces reduce joint pain and instability using breathable, lightweight materials and a low-profile design.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of hereditary disorders of connective tissue that can influence the body in various ways, as connective tissue provides both strength and elasticity to the underlying structures of your body. Primarily, EDS affects the skin, joints and blood vessel walls of those who have it.
The different forms of EDS can be characterized by:
- Joint hypermobility (which is most common)
- Joint instability, dislocations, scoliosis
- Skin hyperextensibility
- Abnormal scarring and other structural weaknesses
In rare cases of EDS, people also experience a weakness of specific tissues that can lead to gum, dental or eye diseases, as well as cardiac valve and aortic root disorders.
Learn More About Bauerfeind's EDS Braces
Medical-Grade Relief and Stability
The GenuTrain knee brace provides secure support for mild instability and relieves knee pain and swelling. With an Omega+ Pad, the knee support provides targeted stimulation to sensitive areas of the knee that influence pain perception and mobility.
Its anatomically contoured knitted fabric, with a soft, textured surface, delivers a gentle massaging effect while promoting proprioception during movement. Embedded stays with flexible bending zones and donning and doffing aids ensure a secure fit and make the support easy to put on and take off.
The GenuTrain is soft, breathable and moisture-wicking, especially in the sensitive area at the back of the knee, for all-day wearing comfort.
Improves Circulation and Proprioception
With medical-grade compression provided by a comfortable knitted fabric, the GenuTrain knee brace produces intermittent massage during movement, relieving knee pain and stimulating the body’s metabolic response. This improves circulation to bring more oxygenated blood to the affected tissue and reduces pain and swelling in and around the knee.
The GenuTrain’s uniquely engineered design activates the body’s own stabilization mechanisms: its soft knitted fabric is anatomically contoured to ensure full contact with the skin, engaging proprioceptors that send signals to the brain. This feedback leads to improved control of the muscles stabilizing the joint.
The active knee support’s Omega+ Pad protects and encases the kneecap, stabilizing the joint and massaging the surrounding tissue during movement. This feature enhances the support's pain-relieving and sensorimotor effects by stimulating two sensitive areas of the knee: the Hoffa’s fat pad and the base of the meniscus.
In these Hoffa spots and meniscus wings, the viscoelastic gel material incorporates flexible massage nubs that provide additional selective stimuli during movement to counteract unnatural corrective habits.
Remains in Place During Activity
The GenuTrain knee support remains securely in position. Lateral plastic stays embedded in the brace have flexible bending zones that follow the user’s movement patterns and stretch the knitted fabric around the knee to prevent slippage.
Donning and doffing aids integrated into the stays make it easier to put on and take off the support. Thanks to compression-reduced edges and a soft, airier knitted comfort zone in the hollow of the knee, the GenuTrain is comfortable to wear, even during longer periods of intensive movement during the day.
Stabilizes and Relieves Ankle Pain During Activity
The Sports Ankle Support's figure-8 strap system provides individually adjustable stabilization similar to athletic taping. It’s more durable, easier to apply and seamlessly fits inside shoes, while also maintaining its stability during rigorous activities.
Effective Relief from Shin Splints
Medial tibial stress syndrome, also known as shin splints, is a common source of pain for many runners and athletes. Its contributing factors include ankle laxity, previous injuries or repetitive stress on the tibia and the connective tissues that attach surrounding muscles to the bone.
The Sports Ankle Support stabilizes the ankle without changing its natural gait or limiting the range of motion. This enhanced stability reduces the stress on the tibia, thus relieving pain. A clinical survey found that the Sports Ankle Support brought the average pain level by shin splints from 7.8/10 to 1/10 after just four weeks.
Enhanced Breathability, Compression and Comfort
Bauerfeind’s AirKnit fabric is lightweight, breathable, moisture-wicking and washable, which allows you to comfortably wear the Sports Ankle Support time after time. Its textured compression stabilizes the ankle while allowing maximum freedom of movement, making it ideal for walkers, runners and athletes of all levels.
The AirKnit fabric provides targeted compression to increase circulation and absorption of swelling. It reduces joint, tendon and ligament loads throughout use while improving proprioception, which can translate to improved confidence and reduced injury rates.
Our EpiTrain Forearm Strap can provide additional pain-relieving effects and support if needed.
Targeted Compression for Chronic Elbow Pain
Bauerfeind’s EpiTrain elbow brace relieves elbow pain related to tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and arthritis. The highly textured medical-grade compression knit, combined with two viscoelastic pads, allows the muscle to actively stabilize the joint, reduce swelling and improve mobility.
The new two-component Epicon+ Pads massage the muscles, relieve pressure and facilitate secure positioning of the brace. Our EpiTrain Forearm Strap can provide additional pain-relieving effects and support if needed.
Advanced Protection for the Elbow
When your elbow tissue is strained, achy, swollen or inflamed, Bauerfeind’s EpiTrain provides relief you can rely on. As you move, the brace’s special knitted fabric and integrated viscoelastic pads stimulate muscles and help the healing process.
During activity or movement, EpiTrain has a compression massage effect on the surrounding soft tissue, which relieves pain, activates the surrounding muscles, reduces swelling and stabilizes the elbow joint.
Breathable, Moisture-Wicking Material
Bauerfeind’s Train knit material is lightweight, breathable, moisture-wicking and machine-washable, which allows you to comfortably wear the EpiTrain time after time. The brace’s medical-grade compression supports the elbow while adapting to your movement, so you can quickly return to your favorite activity.
For additional comfort, the EpiTrain features a softer and more breathable knit at the crook of the elbow as well as more elastic edges for improved fit.
The brace is durable and machine-washable in a delicate or gentle cycle using cold water, which helps maintain its elasticity and original fit.
Elbow Support for a Range of Health Conditions
Tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow and arthritis can all be persistent and painful conditions, and they can all stem from overuse or repeated stress to the elbow area. Bauerfeind’s EpiTrain elbow brace offers support and relief for each condition as well as for injuries or after surgery.
The EpiTrain uses its knit material, targeted compression and massage pads with massage nubs to reduce pain and swelling, which helps encourage the elbow’s healing process. You won’t find a more effective and comfortable brace.
Lasting Relief from Wrist and Hand Pain
The ManuTrain wrist brace takes the strain off your wrist and provides pain relief. With a soft, flexible and breathable knitted fabric, the brace conforms to your wrist shape for a secure fit and medical-grade compression that provides intermittent massage during movements and promotes healing circulation.
Together with a gel pad, this delivers targeted massage to joint-stabilizing muscles to strengthen your wrist to help provide soothing pain relief.
Train Knit Provides All-Day Wearing Comfort
The ManuTrain wrist support is soft, breathable, and moisture-wicking for all-day wearing comfort.
Reduced compression at the edges of the support and an anatomically contoured thumb opening ensure comfortable movements during every day activities. The knit is machine washable in the gentle cycle for easy care.
Designed for Every Aspect of Recovery
When treatment progresses, the ManuTrain’s adjustable strap system allows stabilization of the wrist with three possible activity levels.
Level 1 effectively restricts painful movements with the innovative two-part strap system. Level 2 stabilizes the wrist with the fascia-strap for moderate stability. Level 3 supports the wrist with ManuTrain’s medical-grade compression knit and massage pad for mild symptoms.
Quick and Easy Donning and Doffing
The stretchy knitted material and the supplied donning aid make the ManuTrain support easy to put on and take off.
Bauerfeind’s newest generation of the LumboTrain back brace offers enhanced relief for acute and chronic lower back pain associated with sprains, mild herniated discs, muscular weakness, intervertebral disc degeneration, post-epidural injections and following a discectomy.
The LumboTrain’s new 4ActivePad, together with its knit fabric, relieves pain via intermittent compression to stabilize, relieve and massage the back. The brace’s straight and waisted styles deliver a more precise fit for various body shapes to improve wearing comfort and effectiveness.
Effective Back Pain Relief with Zero Side Effects
If you’re experiencing back pain, then know that you’re not alone, as nearly 80% of Americans will have back pain at least once in their lives. Even if it means dealing with unwanted side effects, many people turn to pain medication for relief throughout their day-to-day lifestyle.
Bauerfeind’s newest generation of the LumboTrain back brace is designed to effectively stabilize your back, improve posture and relieve lower back pain while allowing you to move freely. The best part? Zero side effects.
Whether you experience lower back pain while sitting, standing or exercising, the LumboTrain helps you return to a more pain-free lifestyle.
New 4ActivePad Stimulates and Massages the Lower Back
The LumboTrain’s new 4ActivePad features a butterfly-shaped design with flexible nubs that support the back during movement and provide a massaging effect to stimulate muscles and relieve pain. The viscoelastic pad’s position is easily adjustable with the additional option to remove the pad if preferred.
Practical hand straps and Velcro fastenings allow the LumboTrain to be adjustable to your body and easy to put on and remove, even for people living with arthritis.
The fastening region also keeps the back brace securely in place by preventing its knit fabric from folding while sitting.
Breathable, Comfortable and Moisture-Wicking Knit
Bauerfeind’s compression knit fabric is lightweight, breathable and moisture-wicking. This allows you to wear the LumboTrain underneath loose-fitted clothing or over tight-fitted clothing, providing support and relief that’s practical for use at work, home or the gym.
Additionally, the LumboTrain’s knit is anatomically contoured and soft on the skin, with reduced pressure at the edges for premium wearing comfort. When washed properly, the brace’s knit fabric will maintain its original shape for long-lasting support and durability.
More Styles for a More Precise Fit
The LumboTrain is available in a straight and waisted style to offer a more anatomical fit for various body shapes.
The straight style is designed for people with a more consistent width from their lower abdomen to their hips, while the waisted style is designed for people with a more curved body shape from their lower abdomen to their hips.
Medical-Grade Compression for Relief
Bauerfeind’s VenoTrain® micro compression stockings stimulate circulation and relieve stress on the veins. VenoTrain micro is ideally suited for business, travel, preventive care and pregnancy.
Comfort and Support
VenoTrain micro stockings provide controlled, gradient compression with maximum pressure at the ankles, decreasing gradually up the leg.
Made with 50% microfiber, the moisture-wicking material is breathable, soft and gentle on your skin. The comfortable, elastic knit stimulates blood circulation, relieves your veins and has a classic, stylish look.
Good on Your Feet
The therapeutic effects of VenoTrain micro begins at the foot: the comfort sole provides special pressure relief zones at the heel and the ball of the foot.
The foot is stabilized with the help of elastic expansion zones in the middle of the sole, which are invisibly integrated into the anatomical fit.
Classic Style
VenoTrain micro compression stockings are available in four styles:
- Knee length black
- Knee length caramel
- Thigh length black
- Thigh length caramel
How Bauerfeind Helps With EDS Joint Pain and Instability
Joint pain, fatigue and instability are common in people living with EDS, so braces and supports are used as a way to help improve treatment and the everyday quality of life. Many people with EDS own braces for nearly all areas of their body and even use them while active or inactive.
Bauerfeind’s line of premium EDS braces and supports are recommended to patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome because of their stability, comfort and lightweight design. Our braces are anatomically contoured with a special knit fabric that provides medical-grade compression and more breathability for all-day wearing comfort.
Comfortable to Wear
Made of breathable and skin-friendly materials
Stabilization and Support
For joints and muscles without limiting mobility
Low-Profile Design
Lightweight, low-profile design can be worn under clothing
Products for Our Medical Professionals
CoxaTrain® - Hip Brace
Combines multiple therapy principles to support people with moderate to severe hip imbalance, instability and osteoarthritis.
GenuTrain® OA
Unloads the knee joint for effective relief and stability using BOA® Fit System and compression knit fabric.
SecuTec® Genu Flex
Customizable stabilizing ligament brace with range of motion limitation for complex knee injuries.
This information is provided for general information purposes and should not be relied on as a substitute for medical advice, evaluation or care from a qualified and licensed health care provider. The information contained here is not to be considered a plan of care of physical therapy.