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Q: Need a Brace For My Knee
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Tool128
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yogahoneybunny
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Tool128
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yogahoneybunny
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Both very physical jobs. And the risk of injury is high, do you think?
Well, first I think that we can look into Orthopedic specialty hospitals ... they might have donation or volunteer programs that could hook you up with the Donjoy you need, or even match you with a donor who's already used such a brace and no longer needs it.
A brief search for "orthopedic hospitals" on Google gave me these results:
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/orthonews/ a/academics.htm
http://www.orthohospital.org/giving_donate .php
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/bes t-hospitals/search.php?spec=ihqorth
It will take a little work, but I suggest you cruise these sites first, find some phone numbers and start calling. In order to have an "angle", you've got to create your story ... and follow up. If given or matched with a brace, what will you do in return? Provide a testimonial? Maybe be willing to look into a press release? Hospitals and universities always like press ... and you can't get something for nothing. So, you're gonna have to work for it. I can help...let me know what you think.
YHB
Well, first I think that we can look into Orthopedic specialty hospitals ... they might have donation or volunteer programs that could hook you up with the Donjoy you need, or even match you with a donor who's already used such a brace and no longer needs it.
A brief search for "orthopedic hospitals" on Google gave me these results:
http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/orthonews/ a/academics.htm
http://www.orthohospital.org/giving_donate .php
http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/bes t-hospitals/search.php?spec=ihqorth
It will take a little work, but I suggest you cruise these sites first, find some phone numbers and start calling. In order to have an "angle", you've got to create your story ... and follow up. If given or matched with a brace, what will you do in return? Provide a testimonial? Maybe be willing to look into a press release? Hospitals and universities always like press ... and you can't get something for nothing. So, you're gonna have to work for it. I can help...let me know what you think.
YHB
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sillyakchick
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You could also try ebay....
I agree with YHB. There are many hospitals that have donation programs (although many are phasing these out due to "sanitary concerns"
. You could contact an ortho clinic close to where you live and ask what they do with returned braces. If they discard them you could ask them to notify you when a brace like the one you require is going to be discarded. Talk to the staff in the casting department. They are usually more helpful than the "administration". Where do you live? Perhaps I could assist you with some leg work? Is it something they could bill you for? Credit card?
I agree with YHB. There are many hospitals that have donation programs (although many are phasing these out due to "sanitary concerns"
. You could contact an ortho clinic close to where you live and ask what they do with returned braces. If they discard them you could ask them to notify you when a brace like the one you require is going to be discarded. Talk to the staff in the casting department. They are usually more helpful than the "administration". Where do you live? Perhaps I could assist you with some leg work? Is it something they could bill you for? Credit card?
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