Mackie Elbow Brace
Patient Application Instructions (PDF File)
Patient Information
Prefab Elbow Bill Sheet
Wearing Protocols

The Mackie Elbow Brace uses a unique rotating hinge mounted on a rigid, non-contact frame. This design offers simplicity of function, strong construction, and superior patient comfort. The Mackie hinge mechanism is engineered to allow for smooth and infinite positional settings. Because human physiology varies greatly from individual to individual, the hinge adjustability allows the patient to control how much force is applied to achieve the best result. For this patient-directed approach to be successful, patient tolerance and compliance is crucial. Static-Progressive Stretch is a proven concept for effective and permanent gain in range of motion.

The Mackie Hinge Elbow Brace also has the ability to be used in both flexion and extension. This can avoid the added expense of a second brace because many patients require stretch in both directions. It also helps reduce the risk that range of motion might be lost in the opposite direction. Patient Application Instructions are easy to understand. Physician prescribed Wearing Protocols allow the patient to incrementally stretch the joint to tolerance by turning the knob to increase range of motion in either flexion or extension. The Mackie Hinge Elbow Brace can be used with a variety of wearing protocols, that may be customized based on physician preference and patient need. Always follow your physicians instructions if they are different from our suggestions.

(Ortho Innovations distributes these products only through qualified professionals. They are only to be used following the prescription of a Medical Doctor. The prescribing physician’s instructions take precedence over any instructions given here or in printed material.)

Wearing Protocols
The patient applies the Mackie Elbow Brace by adjusting the angle to a position that matches the angle of their elbow at rest. The patient then incrementally stretches the joint to tolerance by turning the handle to increase ROM in either flexion or extension. The most desired motion by the patient determines which orthosis is worn at night. Wearing that orthosis at night is followed by alternating orthosis wear throughout the day, with rest and ROM to be done during meal times. Comparison with the sound side can demonstrate the patient’s relative progress.

Using alternative wearing protocols is also effective. For a shorter duration daytime use, a more aggressive approach can be used. The position is held for five minutes, allowing the soft tissue to relax and resistance to decrease. The patient then increases the ROM to the point of tissue resistance, never to pain, and holds for five more minutes. This pattern is repeated for a total treatment session of 30 minutes a day. The protocol progresses with the addition of 30 minute sessions per day for each additional week. The patient never exceeds three 30 minute sessions a day for each direction.

Ortho Innovations distributes these products through qualified professionals. They are only to be used following the prescription of a Medical Doctor. The prescribing physician’s instructions take precedence over any instructions given here or in printed material.