An orthopedic load limit warning apparatus having a pressure sensor shaped and sized for attachment to the underside of a user's lower appendage, the pressure sensor detecting and making a measurement of the load placed upon the sensor by the user, a pressure switch operatively associated with the pressure sensor, the pressure sensor communicating the load measurement to the pressure switch, and a sensory alarm connected to the pressure switch, the pressure switch selectively activating the sensory alarm to produce a sensory warning, the pressure sensor activating the sensory alarm when the load exceeds a predetermined level.
