Neo-G Patella Tendon Knee Strap – Knee Band for Patella Tendonitis, Patellar Tracking

I have had runners knee type sypmtoms for a few months on one knee and, unlike in the past, it didn't seem to be healing on its own and was beginning to interfer significantly with my day to day life. I have been using this support for a couple of weeks now and it seems to be providing real support and I am feeling more confident putting pressure on my knee without expecting a inevitable sharp pain across my kneecap.The silicon seems to be the key for me. It allows the strap to grip more effectively and also allows pressure to be maintained against the knee without it feeling too tight. The velcro strap is also of high quality and doesn't slip or feel uncomfortable.I bought a cheaper patella ban a few weeks earlier (that used a plastic tube, rather than silicon pad to apply pressure) and was finding it quite uncomfortable and ineffective. I had also used a couple of other supports without much success so was about to give up on these before discovering this. Hopefully my knee will now heal and strengthen sufficiently for me to remove the support in the not too distant future.

I had weak knee due to imbalance with glutes and abductors. Pulling my kneecap to the left.Only complain was that the slightly too large for me but i have adjusted it by adding extra veclro further down and it feels great

Having suffered two years of "jumper's knee" due to over-enthusiastic kung-fu (especially considering I'm overweight) I though I'd give my experience. Note that this device is particularly for "jumper's knee" - quite different from "runner's knee". If your knee pain is due to heavy landing and twisting (I'm 95kg, 15st), as in martial arts, this may be the device you need.First I got the Neo G MEDICAL GRADE ADVANCED HINGED OPEN PATELLA KNEE BRACE/SUPPORT (Neo G MEDICAL GRADE ADVANCED HINGED OPEN PATELLA KNEE BRACE/SUPPORT 'breathable design') - this gives excellent support, but is really for extreme cases, when you hardly want to move the knee. You can walk in it, but not run, let alone perform martial arts. It's good for initial recovery when in serious pain, and you just want to be able to hobble around. You should of course, seek medical advice.I didn''t really need that much support (it's like swaddling the knee), and later found the Mueller 59857 Max Knee Strap (Mueller 59857 Max Knee Strap - OSFM, Black) - this is the one my knee recovered mostly in. I only wore it for active martial arts, not indoors or walking to the shops etc. It gave excellent support and yet gave flexibility. Highly recommended. The Mueller is actually more for runners' knee rather than jumper's knee.My knee is almost better now, but from time to time I still need some support, and the Mueller above seems a bit too much - it doesn't give 100% flexibility, so is limiting movement in martial arts. Then I came across this one. From the photos, I wondered whether it would give any support at all, but considering the other reviews, I thought I'd give it a try. It was a revelation! Support in exactly the right place, without limiting movement at all! Really amazed. I now suspect I would have done better starting with this one.It has a large gel pad below the dip which is placed just under the patella of the knee. This gel pad doesn't appear in the photos, which is odd, as is key to its effectiveness. The strap loops back through a buckle and should be pretty tight. Even then, I found it to be very comfortable and quickly forgot it was there. Found myself able to run up the subway stairs two at a time again, a major achievement.As with all such devices, do take medical advice, and don't wear when you don't need it. In my case, I wore it to martial-arts classes and when commuting only, not when at home or in the office. The idea is to give support to prevent making it worse, and to allow exercise that strengthens the muscles. In between, take the support off, to allow natural recovery and to prevent becoming dependent upon it.

This Could have been a truly excellent strap, its supportive and comfortable on the front of the leg where it stays firmly in place whilst providing really good support. However, (and this is sadly big however) the material that they have chosen to make the fastening strap out of is appalling. With hard edges the velcro that end up cutting into your skin, when you do anything at all physically exerting. If they had only added some cushioning to the sides of the strap behind your leg this would have been a 5* review, sadly it can't be.

Having felt pain in my patella and having a problem running even for a couple of minutes I tried this support out and found that I was able to run for 15 minutes without any discomfort. I probably need to check out the ailment but for the time being this product really is doing a good job for me.

The product has made a real difference to specific pain just above knee cap. Following physio examination, problem was identified as lower knee cap. Product was recommended by physiotherapist.

I found this strap gave great support to my self diagnosed knee injury, both when walking and particularly down stairs. I’m on my feet a lot at work and up and down stairs a great deal. The knee pain was at the very top front side of my shin bone, and it almost completely disappeared while wearing the strap. It’s been washed only once as it doesn’t really get dirty as such. After washing the label creased and irritated a little, hence my reluctance to washing it frequently.I’ve had this strap for just shy of three months, using it four nights a week. Just home from work and the Velcro has worn through, so it can no longer be used. I’ve just ordered another as I know it works and they’re not too pricey. I’ve actually ordered a second one this time so I can try it on my other knee.Tip, use a finger each side of the Velcro when affixing to keep it in line with the rest of the strap so the Velcro hooks don’t dig into your skin.In summary it hasn’t lasted all that long but it really works. The design of it is a lot like a tennis/golfers elbow strap, putting pressure on the trouble area.