Abstract: A knee brace for relieving pressure on a portion of a knee includes a body with one or more supports arranged along the body. The one or more supports can be positioned on a medial section and lateral section of the body of the knee brace. The knee brace can have a first tightening mechanism and a second tightening mechanism which can be configured to incrementally tension the knee brace to apply biomechanical forces to a leg of the patient or wearer.

Abstract: A brace includes a bracing portion configured to be disposed against a portion of a back of a user and including a rigid or semi-rigid stay having a plurality of apertures with a same cross-section. The bracing portion includes at least first and second shoulder strap slots, each disposed in a respective top portion of the bracing portion, and at least first and second waist strap slots, each disposed in a respective bottom portion of the bracing portion. The brace includes a multi-strap harness configured to releasably couple with any one of the plurality of apertures of the stay and including at least first and second strap slots. The brace includes a plurality of straps, each coupled to a different slot of the bracing portion and/or the multi-strap harness to, thereby, wrap around a waist, a respective side, and/or shoulder of a user. Other braces and related methods are provided.