From an orthopedic viewpoint, the number one problem with traditional kneepads is the direct compressive force allowed on the patella bone (the kneecap), a bone that is just 2 inches around and less than 1 1/4 inch thick. Wearing traditional kneepads can actually make sore knees even sorer because they essentially concentrate all of your body's weight on the patella bone.

Over time, this direct contact or pressure causes many of the injuries seen on many workers -- patellofemoral degeneration (pain and swelling around the knee cap), bursitis, patellar tendonitis, grating with flexation, and/or actual cartilage damage.

The recommended orthopedic solution is to create a donut-like cushion around the patella bone that disperses patella pressure to the perimeter of the knee.

The Patella line of kneeware are the first orthopedically approved kneepads that protect the anterior knees from the prolonged pressures involved with kneeling. They actually disperse patellar pressure to the perimeter of the knees and to the upper shin area. The state of the art Patella T kneeware utilize an advanced fluid cushion pack that literally floats the patella in a pillow of fluid. Similarly, the foam beads in the Patella Bead kneeware is free to move up, down and sideways to disperse patella pressure.

Many safety professionals have already endorsed Patella T kneeware. Patella T kneeware is being used by companies such Harris Methodist Hospital (Industrial Rehab Clinic), Alcoa Aluminum, Union Carbide, Texas Utilities, Jet Propulsion Laboratories, Freightliner Trucks, Ford Motor Company and many others.

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