Effect of Knee Bracing on Improving Pain & Disability

Inclusion Criteria: Participants must: * have a physician diagnosis of knee OA in the medial compartment and exhibit symptomatic knee OA, which the investigators will define as a normalized, person based, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) function subscale score \> 31 (out of 100 points, indicating most dysfunction). * have had a knee radiograph taken within the previous 6 months. * be between the ages of 40 and 75 years old will be included. Exclusion Criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have: * been diagnosed with a cardiovascular condition restricting exercise; * had a corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injection in the involved knee in the previous 2 weeks; * a pacemaker; * a neurodegenerative condition; * rheumatoid arthritis; * cancer; * neural sensory dysfunction over the knee; * a BMI over 35; * history of lower extremity orthopaedic surgery in the past year; * a history of a traumatic knee injury in the past 6 months; * any history of a total knee arthroplasty in either extremity; or * a diagnosed, non-reconstructed knee ligament tear. * the need of an assistive device to walk. The investigators will also exclude pregnant women, as well as women who are trying to get pregnant or plan to get pregnant during the study.