Orthomen Unloader Knee Brace for Medial Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis, Premium OA Knee Brace Support for Cartilage Defect Repair, Avascular Necrosis, Tibial Plateau Fracture Inside Left

I have a very physically taxing job and had a tremendous amount of pain in my arthritic knee. This is pretty simple to put on. Adjustable flexion and extension. I can do my job the entire shift with no pain or swelling. I used to get home and my knee would look like a basketball it was so swollen. Not anymore. I'm grateful for this. I can do the job I love with no pain.***The hinge unexpectedly broke and I contacted the seller. They are very friendly and fast with communication and offered a great solution. I returned the broken brace and they promptly sent a new one to me at no charge. Excellent customer service. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to my family and friends. Thank You!

The brace broke after about 3 1/2 years. It broke under normal use conditions; though it did get some hard use over time I had it. I did not wear it day to day, I only used it for hiking, skiing, pickleball and other high impact outdoor activities.I thought the brace worked fine. It did provide support and pain relief for medial osteo-arthritis until it broke. For the money, I think it was worth it for my 3 1/2 years of use.On minor complaint - the buckle system worked fine, but wasn't great. The clips were too hard to clip when it was adjusted tight enough for use (since it tended to loosen a little after being on for a short while). I almost always just had to use the velcro to fine tune so the clips weren't really a benefit. It didn't really affect performance; just a slight nuisance putting on and off.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:An affordable and effective brace for a degenerating meniscus. Reduced my knee pain significantly and allowed me to resume many activities.

Unfortunately, this brace didn't work for me. It was so difficult to put on because of all the velcro straps sticking together. It's of good quality and I m sure others might be able to work with it, but it was very difficult for me.

I have a High Grade II torn MCL with 80% or so and grade I ACL tear. I was in a wheel chair or walker all week until this came in. I literally could walk with almost a normal gate with this immediately. AMAZING! I have had this injury even worse many years ago and I've used full leg immobilizers, crutches, I have a neoprene sleeves, wraps, and a knee brace with metal stays to stop twisting or lateral motion, THIS PRODUCT hands down beats them all. This was worth every penny and more.The product: Tt's hella light, padded on every strap, the straps (thick and relatively soft for being sturdy and very adjustable), the hinge is robust and geared and has range of motion stops that are simple to install with the provided hardware. It keeps your knee open to breath or wrap for patella stabilization, and the hinge adjust angle for medial vs lateral pressure and to adjust pressure placement on the knee. Also the strap pads are rubberized to prevent slipping and it really helps reduce load on the knee OMG what a relief! It really makes a huge difference and has already (in a matter of days) lead to gains in recovery just by knowing I'm protected I've pushed harder and used increased range of motion.BUY IT NOW, so cheap for someone with a knee injury it's a no brainerNOTE about 4 stars: I rated it 4 stars in Pain and Comfort, BUT realize it can only do so much as I have a serious injury there will still be some occasional pain (nothing outside of drugs can change that....hard pass). For comfort; it's as comfortable as a robust brace can be...it can't offer the relief without being tight and restrictive to a degree. I've worn many braces and honestly this thing is fantastic...just wanted to offer some insight into my ratings

First off, I was sent a used product with zero instructions and zero tools. So I returned the first one for exchange. I have weakness in my legs and a rotation of my lumbar spine that have led to my slightly knock-knee'd right knee becoming slightly more bent inward than left. Strengthening is the only thing that will avoid this getting worse, but I also have arthritis in my knees and ankles, so the movement necessary for strengthening is painful. Thus the search for a brace. This supposedly was for right leg, but with support only on the lateral side of the leg, there wasn't really any support for the inside.The way it is built, it seems durable, but pricey.One good feature is that you only have to adjust the velcro once, then use a release clip to put it on and take it off thereafter.This is unrelated to the product itself, but in my return, I designated that my refund should be applied to my original payment source. Instead, Amazon put it on an Amazon gift card. I do not appreciste that. I pay off my balances every month, and them putting it on an Amazon gift card gauruntees I spend my refund at Amazon. That's underhanded, so I thought I'd warn folks.

So far so good. Pro seems to work to adjust outside of knee to unload medial part of knee with alignment adjustment. Con is they only have one siz fits all. I am tall and have long legs. Seems to provide adequate coverage. Hinge joint could be tighter.Been walking around on a sore knee for months. I fell and torqued R knee and finally sought treatment after it was not improving, MRI confirmed injury to medial ligament and meniscus. Brace helps to relive medial joint pain until surgery can be scheduled. I assume with doc approval I can wear post op. I have a custom made cti for left leg after acl reconstruction years ago. Years of sports wrecks, ski wrecks, MC wrecks both knee joints in poor condition.