Oa Unloader Knee - Arthritis Pain Relief, Osteoarthritis, Bone On Joint Pain, Medial Or Lateral , Relief For Degeneration, Men & Women, Left Knee,

I've only had it for a week, so I can't comment on the durability or longevity of this product, but after wearing it daily for that week, I'd have to say this is an excellent product that does what it's supposed to do. As background, I have some mild osteoarthritis in both knees and related to this, I tore the inner meniscus on my left knee. If you've experienced this, you know how painful it can be and also how frustrating it is to go from walking, hiking and even running to plotting your trips around the house to minimize the pain. My Doctor told me it will eventually heal and it is, but to do that, requires rest, frequent icing, pain meds and such. I was also using a tradional knee brace that helped but not the way this one does. The "offload" part is what does the magic and after one week of daily wear, my knee feels significantly better despite being on my feet each day. I even took the dog for a walk the other day which was a great accomplishment at this point. A few tips. After having some skin discomfort, I put an Ace style compression bandage underneath and it feels much better. You also have to carefully manage the straps and velcro to avoid chafing. And positioning the "Puck" that compresses the opposite side of your knee is critical. It's a little bulky but wearable under dress pants or loose jeans. Easy to wear with shorts and the black straps and plastic look better than white imo. I can't see this being too small for anyone, the straps are very long, but I could see it being too big for someone who is very small in stature. So a great product that does what it's supposed to do and hopefully one that will hold up until it's no longer needed.

I have a $2000 custom brace on my right leg but realized I may need one on my left leg and didn't want to spend 2 grand! So I checked out about 50 of these things on Amazon and I liked the description given in the ads for this one. Told me everything I needed to know. A little more expensive than some of the other ones, but this one is VERY CLOSE to the same style as the $2000 custom brace. I got it yesterday and just put it on. Wow! Very impressed. I'm particularly impressed with the setting on the side that pushes the brace closer to the knee. Even my custom brace does not do that. Note that some braces are for recovery after surgery. This one is for osteoarthritis. Try this before you spend tons of money on a custom one.

I'm a 73 year old, 6 foot-2, 220 lb guy with a 25 in thigh and a years-long history of OA, knee injuries and meniscular degeneratioin - bone-on-bone ... unicompartmental, medial. I just got this unit and tested it out right away. I was delighted at the normalizing effect and nearly complete absence of pain. Last year, I had given up my pole-walking in favour of a fantastic rollator (check out Veloped, if you are interested - an amazing device) With this brace, I could walk comfortably with or without the poles, and certainly without a rollator. I will be really eager to see how it does the next time I get an OA flare-up. If things get bad, I can see it helping with the rollator use. I also want to see how it does on trail walking, my go-to activity.

At first it took a bit to get used of however I was able to finish 18 holes of golf which I didn't believe wa possible. Seems to have done the truck on extra support.

I really wanted to like this brace. The one I have is completely worn out. It doesn’t do much unloading anymore, but it still firms up my knee which in itself still reduces the pain and discomfort. But it needs to be replaced. I thought I had finally found one, until it arrived and I tried to put it on. The fourth (lowest) strap wouldn’t connect or stay in place. The Velcro had completely separated from the strap, making the brace totally useless. While the brace itself seemed to be of a very high quality, that same quality didn’t extend to the straps, especially the hook sections of the Velcro. It was very thin and wispy, without having very much grip to the loop section. Really disappointing, as I very much needed to use this new brace. I’ve had knee problems for years, which has been aspirated by being severely bow legged as well. I’ve had enough surgery for three or more lifetimes, so I’d rather just keep my knee braced, as it’s proven to be a very successful method to eliminate any pain.