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

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.

You'd think companies would take their time to build something that's worth a damn these days.First try and it's toast. I found it strange that the adjustment tool was such a tight fit into the screw and that it didn't really travel very deep into the screw's head but I got it in nice and snug. I found it strange that it was hard to turn but figured being it's moving something that kind of looks rugged maybe that's why.sufficed to say it's utterly useless now and I literally just five minutes ago unpacked it. I'm pretty good at fixing stuff but I doubt that there are replacement parts for this so it's a total and I do mean TOTAL waste.Put your money somewhere else. Not here!I put it on my dads leg and did the adjustment while he sat....Literally the first adjustment felt so hard to turn I was afraid I'd damage it and decided to back it off while he was standing up and the bloody screw's head rounded out?WHILE BACKING THE SCREW OUT... ie releasing pressure.... WOW!Would it kill a company to put a decent hardened steel screw into something like this? Like seriously what would it cost yall to put a proper hex screw in there that won't round out so easily?

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.

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.

The only thing I can say about this brace is that it does reduce the pain in my knee when I walk. However, my hip and sciatic nerve don't exactly like the realignment process. It is a fully adjustable unit that is easy to use. It is worth the money but I would recommend discussing the use of it with your provider or chiropractor before purchasing.