Elbow Brace Compression Sleeve (1 Pair) - Instant Arm Support Elbow Sleeves for Tendonitis, Arthritis, Bursitis, Golfers & Tennis Elbow Brace, Treatment, Workouts, Weightlifting, Pain Relief, Recovery

These are easy to put in and take off and they can be washed on the gentle cycle. It is recommended that you air dry them. I liked washing in the machine better than hand washing because they dry faster and it hasn’t harmed the sleeves after several washes. I wear them when I workout and throughout the day so they do get sweaty/dirty.I feel like the sleeves help relieve some pain of a case of tennis elbow I’ve been dealing with.I was on the bubble between a medium and a small size per the company’s size guide, and based on other reviews, I went with medium. They fit pretty well but I feel sometimes like they are a little loose and wonder if they would work even better with the smaller (and I assume tighter) size. This wasn’t a concern to me at first, but as I’ve worn them they seem to have expanded ever so slightly after breaking in.Overall I’d recommend the sleeves as they are affordable, well made, helpful and easy to clean.Update: I contacted the company to ask their opinion about whether the small size would fit me better given that the medium seemed a little loose for me. They sent me a new pair in the small size for free and said they have a perfect fit guarantee. I was pleasantly surprised by this and the small size does indeed fit better and offers better support. The medium sleeves would bunch up somewhat and not stay in place as well whereas the small size doesn't do that. Being a little tighter does not make them uncomfortable either when wearing them during the day. I was impressed that the company would stand behind the product like that and very much appreciated the extra effort they made to help me.

These work well as inner elbow protection for doing aerial arts like lyra. They protect against skin abrasion/pulling when doing rolls and provide a bit of padding when doing drops. The padding seems comparable to two layers of non-stretched ace bandaging or a tubing bandage doubled back on itself (a little thicker than a doubled back tube bandage.) The flesh colored elbow sleeve conceals well under translucent long sleeve costuming. And the slight compression (your compression may vary) compensates for the thickness of the material such that it doesn't stand out under snug long sleeves.The construction and materials wash well and seem like they'll hold up for a good while. Just avoid velcro hooks. They should be nice compression sleeves should you need such for your elbows also.

Update: Soon after buying these and writing my original review, I got in touch with the seller and managed to obtain a smaller size. I think I missed the part of the measuring instructions that indicated the part of the arm to measure, so the right measurement had me at the boundary between two sizes. I opted for the bigger of the two, one size smaller than my original order.The new size is much better. It provides pretty even compression around the elbow and doesn't slip at all.The thickness of the sleeve is a mixed bag. With the sightly cooler weather, a thicker layer of material is nice, but it was less comfortable in the summer. The thicker material also bunches up in a weird way when I bend the elbow in a way that my thinner sleeves don't.The outside of the sleeve also has a tendency to catch particles, like hair or lint.Still a pretty good choice.Original review: I have pretty frequent elbow discomfort, so I'll usually wear a sleeve on each elbow when doing sports (lifting, bouldering, gymnastics) and will occasionally wear one on my right elbow during everyday activities. I have one other sleeve pair (X-Large P-Tex Knit Compression elbow sleeve that I bought at Dick's), which is what I'm comparing to.It's possible that the size I bought is just too big for me. I measure my elbow right above the join, with my arm slightly bent, which was around 14", so I got the X-Large. I don't really feel any compression at all. I tried pulling the sleeve further up my arm, but this didn't really help too much.Probably because of the fit, the sleeve bunches up uncomfortably and moves around a little when I bend my arm. The P-Tex ones don't have this problem: not only do they fit snuggly, but they come with silicone grips that keep the edges of the sleeve in place.The material for these sleeves is also fairly thick. One of the things I generally like about compression sleeves is that they feel a lot less bulky than wearing a wrap, but these don't really have that advantage.I'm thinking about returning these and trying the smaller size, though I'm not sure if I should just move on to a different brand.