DR. BRACE® Elite Elbow Brace Support, Breathable Elbow Compression Sleeve with Gel Pad for Golfer's, Tennis Elbow & Tendonitis Treatment & Pain Relief 2024

Over the last month, I have tried four different compression sleeves, and four separate elbow straps. This sleeve and strap combo works fantastic! The elbow straps are elastic so even when they are cinched they still allow my forearms to work freely while using them. I bought these for weightlifting. I have developed a strain in my inner tendon and the pain from bicep work outs was too intense to ignore; however, I found most elbow straps would not allow for an unrestricted curl since the straps didn't expand with my forearm while performing the exercise. Even those advertised for weightlifting caused as much discomfort as my injury. These straps solve that problem, while providing noticeable support and comfort. The compression sleeve will work for both the left, or the right arm no matter where you want the padding, FYI. I purchased two since I didn't want my other arm to feel ignored. I have experienced noticeable relief with the sleeves and had no skin irritation with their use, which had been an issue with similar other sleeves I had tried before these. Using their measurement guidelines, I found the fit to be good. I'm pleased with the ease of using the straps with the sleeves, there is written reminder packaged with the straps that, one should be mindful of the Velcro of the strap coming in to contact of the sleeve; yet, the Velcro attaches cleanly and securely to itself, and I have found no undue hassles in making sure to follow this instruction. Hope this helps you make an informed decision.

Useful for tendonitis. I previously had one of the strap devices with an air pouch for tendonitis, but found it uncomfortable and hard to position properly. When I had another flare-up this winter along with some other elbow pain, I decided to look for something else. This seemed the perfect option to deal with both issues. I measured per their instructions and ordered a medium brace. When it arrived it was so tight that within 5 minutes I started feeling numbness in my hand/lower arm. I went back to Amazon and looked again, then decided to reorder this one in Large. When it finally arrived it seemed a perfect fit so I returned the medium one. The support was perfect for my problem and it helped with both the elbow pain and the tendonitis.Because the pain was round the clock, keeping me awake at night, I was wearing the brace pretty much round the clock. I noticed that after about 10 days the lower edge of the brace around the lower arm was starting to stretch out. I'd have expected stretching and wear on the upper arm where you pull it on and reposition it, but not the narrowest part of the arm that the device touches. It isn't stretched out enough to make it unwearable under long sleeve clothing, but I'm not sure I'd want to wear it with short sleeves if this crops back up later in the year. It does still help with the pain when it flares despite the stretching. Luckily it did its job and I've been able to stop wearing it for several days now. I never needed the extra strap, so I can't attest to the Velcro quality or usefulness. I didn't need it, but also didn't like the black band on the flesh colored device.I was able to machine wash it in a mesh laundry/delicates bag with cool water and normal cycle, then hang up to dry. The stretching "condenses" back after washing, but quickly stretches back out. Overall it helped me with my pain, but I expected it to last longer. When I purchased it was $14.99 and a $5 off coupon. Definitely worth what I paid. It's now $19.99 and $5 off, and at that price I'd have to think about it before purchasing a replacement that I know won't last as long as I think it should.

Works great for the pain and not big and bulky like other ones

Would probably have been great, but it has latex in it, and there's no warning about that on the product page. There is on the package when I got it. I have it a try anyway, thinking it probably doesn't have enough latex to be a problem, and it started to give some immediate relief, but then I started to itch in areas other than

Well rounded comfortable brace for tennis elbow

This really helped my tennis elbow

I picked this brand based primarily on the fact it includes a pad in the brace. Otherwise I would have purchased a different brand for less than half the price. The brace is comfortable to wear, and I wear a padded tennis elbow brace/band over it, but I honestly don't know if the extra pad (built into this brace) helps. So I really don't know if it was worth the extra cost. I'm hoping it will prove out in the long term. But for now, it is comfortable and feels as if it is giving useful support.

Gives my husband some relief for his achy elbow. He said sometimes the gel pad hurts but he does think it helps.