Vigorous activity may be just too much for a repair distorting alignment. Each injury has its own healing time best explored with the doctor caring for that problem. I can help design a return to activity for my own patients , not those under some other doctor's care. When the structures are almost ready for certain activities, protection may be appropriate. Well paid sports figures may have different goals to tolerant risks for deformity to be able to perform before healing.
Protection comes in different forms.
Each is best designed for the specific person and problem. Generic patterns may not suit the specific needs of the weakened structures. We can help plan such protection for those under our care, ask your own doctor for solutions appropriate to your situation. The transparent face mask seen on TV by basketball players for facial protection is made by a special plastic that needs heat to soften during the molding process. This thermoplastic needs to be too hot for the facial skin during its fitting.