St. Croix Orthopaedics Orthotics Center

This is the last in my series related to my knee surgery to replace a torn ACL. See lasthttp://www.yelp.com/biz/osi-physical-therapy-saint-paul-3#hrid:3K1H4lUQ2Z8CI_P0i3B1Ew for the previous review.
The Brace Place is owned by St. Croix Orthopaedics. I came to this conclusion because 1) their web site is a single page in the St. Croix Ortho web site, and 2) their office is in the same building as the St. Croix Ortho clinic in Stillwater.
So it’s not surprise that when my doc said I needed to get a post-​op knee brace before my surgery that he recommended The Brace Place. It was only a few days (maybe a week) before my surgery, so I didn’t have time to shop around and had no idea where to start. I feel like he should have disclosed the face that they owned it. With that said, however, I’m pretty happy with the shop.
There is one main guy that runs the place and he usually has an assistant in the office with him. I’ve been there three or four different times and each time there is a different assistant. But all of them knew their stuff. They were able to answer my questions, were very friendly, and never talked down to me.
The main guy is a bit grumpy when you talk to him over the phone, but when you get him talking about what he really knows (braces), he gets friendlier. I wanted to go in to get an adjustment on a brace and didn’t want to make an official appointment because I knew it would only take a few minutes. When I called, he complained how busy he was, but he would see if he could help. It was around the Holidays, so he didn’t have help and when I got there, I had to wait 15 minutes before he showed up. But he was very helpful once I saw him and got the brace adjusted. It turned out I was putting it on wrong, but he wasn’t condescending or impatient about it.
Overall, I would recommend The Brace Place for any of your medical bracing needs. You can get basic braces for limbs and joints off the Internet for cheaper, but if you need a «professional» one for surgery or active sports, I wouldn’t shy away from recommending them.