Neo-G Patella Tendon Knee Strap – Knee Band for Patella Tendonitis, Patellar Tracking

Having suffered two years of "jumper's knee" due to over-enthusiastic kung-fu (especially considering I'm overweight) I though I'd give my experience. Note that this device is particularly for "jumper's knee" - quite different from "runner's knee". If your knee pain is due to heavy landing and twisting (I'm 95kg, 15st), as in martial arts, this may be the device you need. First I got the Neo G MEDICAL GRADE ADVANCED HINGED OPEN PATELLA KNEE BRACE/SUPPORT ( Neo G MEDICAL GRADE ADVANCED HINGED OPEN PATELLA KNEE BRACE/SUPPORT 'breathable design' ) - this gives excellent support, but is really for extreme cases, when you hardly want to move the knee. You can walk in it, but not run, let alone perform martial arts. It's good for initial recovery when in serious pain, and you just want to be able to hobble around. You should of course, seek medical advice. I didn''t really need that much support (it's like swaddling the knee), and later found the Mueller 59857 Max Knee Strap ( Mueller 59857 Max Knee Strap - OSFM, Black ) - this is the one my knee recovered mostly in. I only wore it for active martial arts, not indoors or walking to the shops etc. It gave excellent support and yet gave flexibility. Highly recommended. The Mueller is actually more for runners' knee rather than jumper's knee. My knee is almost better now, but from time to time I still need some support, and the Mueller above seems a bit too much - it doesn't give 100% flexibility, so is limiting movement in martial arts. Then I came across this one. From the photos, I wondered whether it would give any support at all, but considering the other reviews, I thought I'd give it a try. It was a revelation! Support in exactly the right place, without limiting movement at all! Really amazed. I now suspect I would have done better starting with this one. It has a large gel pad below the dip which is placed just under the patella of the knee. This gel pad doesn't appear in the photos, which is odd, as is key to its effectiveness. The strap loops back through a buckle and should be pretty tight. Even then, I found it to be very comfortable and quickly forgot it was there. Found myself able to run up the subway stairs two at a time again, a major achievement. As with all such devices, do take medical advice, and don't wear when you don't need it. In my case, I wore it to martial-arts classes and when commuting only, not when at home or in the office. The idea is to give support to prevent making it worse, and to allow exercise that strengthens the muscles. In between, take the support off, to allow natural recovery and to prevent becoming dependent upon it.

There are many factors that could potentially be causing your knee pain, and whilst you might share symptoms with another person, their causes might be completely different. There is no definitive research determining one single cause and/or treatment of runner's knee, instead there is a sea of studies showing that what might work for one person, doesn't work for another. With that in mind, it's somewhat futile to review an item like this, because you take a risk when you buy it, and just because it doesn't work for you doesn't mean it's a bad product. Personally, I have found this strap to be mildly useful in lessening my knee pain, but it did not take it away completely. I can say, however, that it is comfortable to wear, easy to attach and it does not come undone during long-distance running. The gel section is removable which makes it easy to wash too. It's a well-made product, but you won't know if it can help you until you try it.

I have had runners knee type sypmtoms for a few months on one knee and, unlike in the past, it didn't seem to be healing on its own and was beginning to interfer significantly with my day to day life. I have been using this support for a couple of weeks now and it seems to be providing real support and I am feeling more confident putting pressure on my knee without expecting a inevitable sharp pain across my kneecap. The silicon seems to be the key for me. It allows the strap to grip more effectively and also allows pressure to be maintained against the knee without it feeling too tight. The velcro strap is also of high quality and doesn't slip or feel uncomfortable. I bought a cheaper patella ban a few weeks earlier (that used a plastic tube, rather than silicon pad to apply pressure) and was finding it quite uncomfortable and ineffective. I had also used a couple of other supports without much success so was about to give up on these before discovering this. Hopefully my knee will now heal and strengthen sufficiently for me to remove the support in the not too distant future.

This Could have been a truly excellent strap, its supportive and comfortable on the front of the leg where it stays firmly in place whilst providing really good support. However, (and this is sadly big however) the material that they have chosen to make the fastening strap out of is appalling. With hard edges the velcro that end up cutting into your skin, when you do anything at all physically exerting. If they had only added some cushioning to the sides of the strap behind your leg this would have been a 5* review, sadly it can't be.

At 73, pushing 74, I'm not about to run marathons, but when you have osteo-arthritis, and it's in your knees, you will try anything to walk! So I got these! Now I'm a big fella, (think of Geoff Capes!), and they are a 'snug' fit on me, but a near perfect fit, and certainly work well! My only comment would be that the straps on them could do with being about 2 cm longer, when you are a big person, they are at the extreme position! Now I'm not saying they will work for everyone, but they work for me, I'm not totally pain free, but I can Walk! UPDATE: Had these for several weeks now, and the difference is amazing! They’ve stretched into a comfortable fit now which makes life easier. Not pain free, but bearable in the short term. I’d recommend them to anyone with arthritis in the knees.

Si bien la cinta cumple, encuentro molesta la hebilla que nos permite dar tensión a la cinta. Dicha hebilla es de plástico y se clava llegando a ser molesta.

I bought this thinking I was probably wasting my money. But something so simple takes away at least 50% of my pain maybe more on some occassions. I found this was not good when lying down, but sitting and walking it was great

Hatte durch eine Überbeanspruchung meines Knies nach einer Wanderung (Geröll Besteigung) über ein halbes Jahr Probleme mit meiner Patellasehne. Seit ich die Bandage angelegt habe Spüre ich fast keinen Schmerz mehr. Nurmehr beim Stiegen hinuntergehen. Der Kauf hat sich gelohnt.

Good product

I need things to be comfortable while I am running, but after having major knee pain for several years, I was worried about training for a run, but I got one of these for each knee and it has been very helpful to have them. I used them to train last year, and for some reason, I don't need them anymore, my knees are all better, yet I am training again. I am not sure why, but I am happy my knees are better. My knees are also pretty large, about 16 inches around where the brace goes. There is still plenty of room. It is also nice that I haven't had to ice my knees after running. The silicon pads that hold it in place are well made, and usually stay up quite well.