Anatomical brace for dynamically stabilizing the elbow

A method for dynamically stabilizing an elbow during elbow articulation, the method comprising:

• providing an anatomical brace, the anatomical brace comprising:
• a sleeve having an upper arm portion and a lower arm portion;
• an upper arm cable guide mounted to the upper arm portion of the sleeve;
• an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) cable guide mounted to the upper arm portion of the sleeve;
• and
• a cable having a first end, a second end, and a body of the cable extending between the first end and the second end;
• fitting the upper arm portion of the sleeve over an upper arm of a user and the lower arm portion of the sleeve over a forearm of the user;
• mounting the first end of the cable to the lower arm portion of the sleeve;
• mounting the second end of the cable to the lower arm portion of the sleeve, with the body of the cable passing proximally from the lower arm portion of the sleeve through the upper arm cable guide, laterally across the upper arm portion, through said ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) cable guide, and distally down a medial side of the sleeve, wherein the cable is configured to overlay a region of the sleeve where an ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is located;
• and
• articulating the elbow, whereby when the elbow moves to full extension, the cable is tensioned to apply a force to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the user, and when the elbow thereafter moves to full flexion, the cable is relaxed so that the force applied to the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) is released.