King of Kings Lower Back Brace Pain Relief with Pulley System - Lumbar Support Belt for Women and Men - Adjustable Waist Straps for Sciatica, Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis or Herniated Disc - Large

ok so i dont review much but this is one that requires a review. Let me explain the difference between this back support vs my previous one. Which by the way isnt cheap and ive had it over 15 years. Back supports usually have a sort of give and stretch after you close the big ends or tighten the straps down. This king of kings has zero give. It will expand only if you remove the side cinch straps from crossing the middle but its not a stretchy give. its a loosening give,like a belt on your jeans. Once you set the tension, whether with or without the tightening of the 2 side straps, You wont get flex. So if your tight standing up and you sit,your belt will get tighter. If you then lay down,you might feel looser because the way the body fluff shifts hahaah This isnt necessarily a bad thing. The only downside is that you have to adjust from standing to sitting. So what i do is i set my tension when putting the belt on and then i cinch down to the support i need. You will absolutely be able to squeeze your stomach against this belt and get massive support. I dont think ive ever gotten this much support from a belt other than a weight lifting type belt. But heres the beauty of this belt. I get the full support of this belt while not feeling like im wearing a bulky belt. This belt is like a corset and will cinch down really tight without digging into any one spot of your sides. Your abs will have a resistance to push against as you strain you muscles to move. Im speaking from a perspective of someone who has pain and just needs to walk and get up or sit. Im going thru a bad spasm right now and this brace is very very helpful. The cinch down process is really spread all around the body very evenly by the way its designed. This belt does not feel cheap at all. Its a very simple concept the way they made it.. Im comparing this belt to a freedom LSO medical belt that i used since my first back surgery that i use for full support. I truly believe in having multiple tools in the arsenal. This king of kings belt is a huge tool to have.

Well designed, quality product. Pulls way tighter than any of the elastic versions in the drugstores (none of which provided any useful support, even the “heavy duty” versions I tried). Good degree of adjustability that’s easy to fine tune and holds reliably. I used their sizing recommendations >exactly as they tell you to< and found the sizing chart to be right on target. Unfortunately, for me I was right on the border between medium and large. Their recommendation was to go to the next size larger. That worked well, until I lost weight (preparing for upcoming spine surgery). After losing about 20 lbs (some of it abdominal fat, some muscle loss inn my legs due to decreased activity), the belt no longer tightened sufficiently. Tightening straps work very well, Velcro attachments are real strong. Only problem is that if you are bending or kneeling a lot, the belt will crunch up so it’s not comfortable and not supporting as much. The Velcro won’t un-crunch on it’s own. I don’t really see that as a defect, but be forewarned! It’s well padded, but not excessively — just right for comfort except when the front gets completely rolled up from bending as described above. Whether this belt actually helps or not will depend on your condition and goals for it. I can’t address those, but if you want a belt that really provides support, this is the only type that will get tight enough to do anything. This brand/model is very well built, adjustable, comfortable, and easy to use.

MAJOR EDIT APRIL 2023: This is a fantastic brace with some serious key benefits. Worth every penny and then some. The preliminary adjustment is performed in securing the entire brace around your “trunk” tightly - using its wide Hook-N-Loop ends of the belt. But THEN the magic is performed by locating and pulling the 2 (one on each side) side straps -!fastened on each side of the brace belt. These straps are connected to the “web of support” on the back of the brace through “pulley” rings. They perform the compression that takes this brace to a whole new level. Pull them as tight as you feel comfortable (and safe) with. Then secure them around the front (they also are Hook -N-Loop). NOW you have a real back brace! After having it for months I realized I was missing the key feauture of this brace - the compression. I was only using the full width hook-n-loop to achieve the rigidity around my lombard area - but was ignorantly not using the two side straps that activate the compression function. This was totally stupid on my part - since that is what makes up the total genius of this brace! They perform the tightening compression function - by drawing tight the webbing on the back. Then - and only then - did I understand and experience the real help this brace is designed to provide. My paticular back issue is not important. But hearing it may aid you in your decision to better understand the potential for help in your own application. My spine degradation at 64 is chronic and painful, located just right of the L3-L4 discs. It is not there due to injury, but has been relentless for 2 years now. No non- surgical procedure has helped - although as recommended by my PCP & “Pain Mgt Doctors” - I have ENDURED them all, (therapy, MBB, RF Ablative, and 2 epidural shots). Scheduling with a surgeon is a 6 month wait - (which I am on the list for). But despite all the imageries both X-ray and series of MRI, I am still without medical help - other than my addictive pain meds and this brace. This brace enables me to perform life activities that were becoming too challanging due to the pain. I now do all my yardwork, walk - or ride my roadbike - daily, and the brace is key to maintaining these activities with the most duration and least pain It truly is “the king of kings” when it comes to REAL COMPRESSION back braces. I highly recommend this model for anyone in need of such - or contemplating which brace to buy.

I have used this brace over 7 years & it simply works. It imobilizes S1 - L1 vertebrae securely & stays comfortably in place. I love it's adjustability and durability. I am purchasing my 6th King of King braces because, I've given 4 away to friends who now also swear by it. My docs have recommended fusing me from S1 to T9 but NO WAY. I might as well strap a board to my torso. But, the King of Kings brace keeps me safe and feeling supported. I have received two prescription high tech medical back braces over the years and, these also are effective. But, I find myself using this brace because it works better & is more comfortable. I highly recommend it. It won't cure you, but, it will relieve pain & allow a more active lifestyle.

It's my second time purchasing this back brace. I bought it several years ago for my husband. High quality, best support for back, especially really good for lower back pain. Husband told me that it gives little pain on belly area when it is new (material is harder, i guess), so it will take few times to get softer. Anyways, overall, this is the best lower back brace!

So at first I almost returned this, because for 5 days, I was in a lot of pain with this on. So before you say “well did you fix the back of it, did you adjust it?” Yes I did all of that. The problem is, I don’t think this is meant for short torso people, because the back brace itself is long in size. On top of that I do have a round butt that sits up high, and a small waist (about 26). So it was painful. (I bought a small, and I weigh about 130lbs). But the only reason why I kept it is because it does work. I do a lot of heavy lifting at work, where I have to lift boxes between 30-80lbs and sometimes even lift overhead. So it does the job for supporting. Apart of me wonders if I can still return it because it’s been a month, and I still feel pain and I still have bruises on my body. The bruises have been there for a good month now and the bruises still hurt. Be mindful when measuring yourself. I think this is not meant for small frames and short torsos.

This is the best back brace I’ve ever had. The double latch works well and really helps my back. My PT person recommended it and happy she did

This is my third brace in about 3 years, and I do have to say that this one is the best of the three as far as support goes. It also doesn't seem to have that suffocating effect just under my ribs the way the other two did at times. The only drawback to this one is that I don't like how much harder it is to loosen it when I'm sitting down and eating. Those two cinch straps are great, but it really takes some effort to un-velcro them both and loosen the grip a bit. Then, when I stand up to walk around (which is when I need the MOST support), I have to fumble for those cinch straps each time and get them adjusted just right. However, I do understand that without those cinch straps there wouldn't be the proper amount of support to both areas of my spine where I need it (thoracic and lumbar). So, I will learn to deal with the inconvenience because this brace appears to be the best one out there for the money. The quality of the materials is also a key factor. It's obvious these things weren't just thrown together with the cheapest materials they could find so they could make a quick buck. It seems to be very durable, and I'm hoping it will last a long time (knock on wood)...