McDavid 429 Ps Ii Hinged Knee Stabilizer

I have purchased a lighter duty unit - NEENCA Professional Knee Brace - first https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R62C645. It was providing some good protection for light walking. It was helping me. I then went to the orthopedic doctor for my bad knee which had prior torn ligaments. He recommended a better brace for heavier use - rough surface hiking and sports. They showed me the unit they were going to get for me. Since I looked for the current brace, I knew Amazon had braces that would work just as good as the $750 unit they recommended. (I had other braces years ago which were very uncomfortable.) There are different versions and sizes that I had to deal with. My wife said at these prices, for $50 I could take the chance trying out difference styles and sizes. After much reading of reviews, I determined this is would probably work fine. I liked the one with interchangeable hinge, but I have one lighter duty unit already. This seem reasonably compact, has knee cap protection and seem like it would be comfortable since the fabric stretches rather than fold below the strap. My analysis turned out to be correct. I now can perform exercises like elliptical with good support and it was comfortable, more than the bulky older braces I had in the past. There are a few things you have to be aware: this is elastic and will be tight against you leg, when you sweat in it, it will be somewhat difficult to remove. It is suggested to be only worn for a couple of hours, you should not wear it all day, especially to sleep. I wear the other lighter unit all day when I go to work, I would not wear this one. Finally, these are wear item, even the $750 medical version. How long it lasts, depends on how much you use it. For the savings, I rather have this and other lighter versions rather than the expensive medical unit I wouldn't wear often like the two combination I have bought. BTW, my knees are getting better with my combination.

Works well. I am on my second one for pickleball.

Allow it to stretch as mine was very tight initially. Consider going up a size. Its nice, comfortable, stable, and generally a good product. It is small enough to pack easily and fits under pants. My only complaint is the closed design at the back of the knee. That makes log term wear or high intensity activities uncomfortable after a time due to chafing in the bend of the knee.

Great brace but size runs small.

Great fit and support is excellent

This is a great product ... except I found it hard to figure out what size to buy. Then I found the site, measured my knee, ordered one size bigger than my measurement based on recommendations of others and then when the brace came it was still too tight. I can't wear it. It takes 20 minutes to tug on and 30 minutes to tug off ! And I couldn't find an easy way to exchange it. I am disappointed in that end of it. but as for the brace itself, I wore it for 3 hours.. it did stabilize my knee, but it cut into my thigh and calf and was very uncomfortable because of that. I feel if I had bought a size L instead of M it probably would have been great but I couldn't find an easy way to exchange this product and so I gave it 2 stars only.

Good

The quality of the materials and brace itself were good. No problems with flimsiness or anything. There were a couple of things that made this brace just okay for me. I had an ACL tear and needed much more support than this brace gave me as my knee was slipping out of joint. I thought that with the metal hinged support on either side of my knee, that it would be pretty solid. Not so. 2nd, for someone with a recent injury and pain, it was sort of inconvenient to have to pull a brace on and off over your ankle. Yes, this is a pull on brace. Not great for a recent injury. If you're wanting a brace that's going to provide you with a minimal amount of support for your athletic activities, this one is fine. If you're looking for a brace to provide structure to an unstable or injured joint, I don't think this is the one for you.