Copper Fit Pro Series Compression Knee Sleeve,Packaging may Vary

I have used this off and on for a couple of years. Work good.

Got this because I started to have issues with my other knee. Due to stupidity I fell sideways but my foot was stuck and I bent my knee laterally. Yikes!! Went to ortopedic MD and scans shopped that I had no connective support for the outside of the knee cap and was scheduled for a knee replacement. Enter the age of cover and the surgery is off until there is a vaccine or treatment if I should get infected. Hence, I am trying to get around on a very unstable knee. I had another knee support but it was uncomfortable and by the end of the day my leg was really swollen and I had deep indents where the top band had dug into the swollen leg. So I decided to try a different brand to see if it worked better. I got the copper Fit Compression knee sleeve and the difference is profound!! My knee is so much better supported, my leg has not swollennear as much and I forget that I even have it on. It is as though there is nothing there, yet it provides MUCH superior support. At the end of the day my leg is better and muchless swollen. I am amazed that it works this well and yet is not bulky or as constricting as my previous knee sleeve. If you need a knee support, get this one!

So I purchased this item for my right knee due to pain I suffered when I was playing softball. I jammed my knee into the base while sliding and it hurt. After a few days of ice and anti inflamatories, I went to see the doctor and had some imaging done and was told i have some arthritis in the joint. Doc told me to get some therapy and a brace and see how that helps. I received this brace last week and it does a great job supporting the knee while I am wearing it and the pain does decrease but it is still there. This does not appear to be a curative feature for me and I really am not expecting it to do that. It is offering support and it is lessening my pain so that's the good part. I am giving this item a 4 because I am not sure if this item can only help me with the pain and support or would other braces to the same thing. Either way I have worn this for a week now. There is no copper smell from it. The Item itself does not have any body odor to it. But I am perplexed in the "copper tape" that one so prominently sees around the top and bottom of the knee. It feels like a tape, and I do not notice any other copper in the knee brace. The compression brace is a bit thicker then a nylon and has some stretch to it, so I am not sure how or where this copper is. I have yet to wash this brace but when i do it will be hand washed and hung to dry.

Shipped very quickly.sleeves seem a little loose and I measured very carefully but I think I can live with these (two bought).

Got them for my husband who fractured his leg falling on ice. He thinks they are great.