UFlex AthleticsCompression Knee Brace for Women & Men Neoprene Knee Sleeves Support for Sports, Running, Weightlifting, Arthritis, Meniscus Tear, ACL, Hiking, Recovery Support & Fitness

I find these braces to be the BEST ones for me! They are really comfortable, stay in place, and offer gentle support when my knees are acting up. I have bought them several times and size up because I don't want a lot of compression; a gentle warming works wonders for my knees.The braces are a soft very elastic knit with sturdy binding sewn to each edge so they don't fall apart with use. Inside the top edge are two rows of silicone in a zig-zag pattern that I don't care for so I wear the braces inside out and they still work great. The silicone rows are there to keep the brace in place but silicone usually irritates my skin. Using the braces inside out makes no difference in performance and they still stay in place even when I'm really active.I own about 3 pairs of these now and seem to buy another one whenever I see them on sale. The oldest braces are still the same size and work just as well as when they were new but I find that they take a day or two to dry after washing so I like to have several pairs in reserve.I hand wash them using warm water and Dawn dishwashing detergent. Rinse in warm water and roll in a towel to get somewhat dry before hanging them up to finish drying. I found that if I don't roll them in a towel after rinsing they take about 4 days to dry because they are such a thick knit.

November 9 2018 - I am finally opening up my new uflex knee brace. It’s been over seven months of use 5-6 days/week. Unknown number of washings - cold water with woolite and air dried. The support seems to have diminished just a bit. The grippy area is gone but it still stays up okay. Very pleased with this product. Will be ordering another one.August 2018 Update - Five months+ of use 5 or more days per week and at least 25 washings with hiking and road biking. This is the best support for my knee that I have found. I have not opened up the second one that I purchased yet because I am now trying to see what it will take to destroy this knee brace. The compression is still super and I believe that it is close the same compression as when it was new. I hand wash it in Woolite and air dry (it does take a while to dry so I wash on Fridays and use it again on Monday. The silicone gripper is nearly 100% gone but the brace stays exactly in place without it (the silicone gripper does hold it better but it works very well without it - much to my surprise). This has been a great purchase and the folks that I have recommended it to have bought it and like it. During the summer months I road bike instead of hiking and I bike about 150 miles/week. I know that I would not be able to do that without this product. I should add that I paid full price for and have absolutely no relationship with the vendor or manufacturer other to be a happy customer.I just ordered another one since the first one has worked great. Like anyone who is reading this i have some issues with my knees. For me aging has exacerbated the problems that have come from many miles of backpacking and years of horseback riding. I still hike but knee pain was getting to me. My doctor sent me to an orthopedist who did xrays, told me about arthritic changes and put me in a knee support. The support worked great insofar as pain relief but i could not hike with it. That led to a search of my own and this is the third and most effective product (I like the pain relief enough to order another one). When we measured my leg i came in at the "low" end of large so based on suggestions from other reviewers i ordered a medium and its perfect. I have hiked a bit over 50 miles this past week and it has been largely pain free. I know for sure that i could not have done that without this product. The others that i tried were a bit lighter in weight than this but not nearly as supportive (although they are okay for bicycling).

Arrived promptly. Fit as described. and, WOW, I feel like I have a spring in my leg hehe. I suffer from chronic pain that isn't specific to my knee. My entire leg as well as other parts of my body are afflicted. This can't address the other issues but I was hoping it would bring some relief from discomfort after being in a sitting position too long or when walking. Immediately after putting it on and standing up I could feel a difference in my knee and leg. The pain in the knee was reduced quite a bit and I really do feel like it adds a lot of spring to my step. It is constructed well and adjustment is as easy as "slide it up or down on your leg" until you feel comfortable. It holds in place pretty well for my level of activity and felt comfortable for a few hours. Eventually it did feel a bit tight and was bunching up behind the knee a bit. I slid it down, left it off for half an hour and slid it back into place. All in all, pretty surprised at the results and will probably get another for my other leg just for the added spring to my step.I would give it 5 stars but I want to use it a while longer before I do. It's how things perform in the long run that count but if this item holds out for a while, and I continue to feel the way about it that I do now, I cannot see it not getting the full 5.