The roots of DonJoy Performance lie in the rich sports medicine history of DJO Global, the brand's parent company. Founded as DonJoy in 1978 by Mark Nordquist, the Philadelphia Eagles' offensive line captain, and Ken Reed, a local lawyer, the company started out designing and producing simple sleeves. Over the years, with massive medical research and development and exceptional technological innovation, DJO Global has grown to become the leader in orthopedics and orthopedic rehabilitation, offering over one thousand medical devices that help people throughout the entire continuum of care, from injury prevention to rehabilitation. The DonJoy brand can be seen every day at the elite level of sports, with bracing, compression, and protective solutions in the training rooms and on every field of play. The world's top athletes, trainers and sports physicians have all come to trust DonJoy. And now we're happy to bring our exceptional technologies and compelling designs directly to athletes everywhere through retail and online distribution with the DonJoy Performance line.

NICE1 quickly established itself as the market leader in technology and design. It was immediately embraced by leading orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers and professional athletes, including the Steadman Clinic, CU Sports Medicine, New York Yankees and US Ski & Snowboard Team.

Sustained Acoustic Medicine (sam®) is a bio-regenerative medical device that is FDA-cleared in 2013 & 2020 for the treatment of select medical indications. Most commonly sam® is used in the treatment of chronic joint pain of the shoulder, knee and elbow, and the treatment of overuse injuries. sam® is backed by over 30 clinical research studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and the US Department of Defense, and is the number one prescribed treatment for professional and college athletes who get injured during sports. A full summary of the clinical evidence is available at: https://samrecover.com/clinical-evidence/