Shock Doctor Knee Brace, Compression Knee Brace for Men & Women, Hinged Knee Brace with Side Stabilizers, Maximum Support, Adjustable Dual Hinges, Knee Braces and Knee Support

This is a great Knee Brace. As an ex college athlete who is now..rather long in the tooth (LOL), I've had a couple of knee surgeries. Arthritis is prevalent and I love to walk to keep my weight down. This brace provides great compression and I am able to walk without pain. You can tighten the tension as much or as little as you like. Its a little bulky but if you are a medium or big sized person, you need a brace like this. The side bars help stabilize the brace enabling it to stay in position. I like the way it slides on and fits.Make sure you use the size chart. Its pretty accurate. I am very pleased with this purchase.

My wife tore her ACL completely playing soccer and sprained her MCL as well. The clinic that diagnosed this tried to sell her a $375 DonJoy knee brace that sold for $180 or something on Amazon. I told her not to buy it and that we'd find something that was cheaper but didn't sacrifice on quality or comfort. Before you know it I'm 20 tabs deep in knee braces, ACL tear stories, etc. and I have 30 choices with 30 different people telling me different things. I narrowed it down between this one (Shock Doctor), the Mueller Hg80, and some McDavid braces. The expensive one at the clinic had been long and gone up the thigh a good ways and down the calf a good ways - the stability this lent was key to my wife. In the end I chose the Shock Doctor because I looked like it was really stability-focused and myself and more importantly my wife have been very pleased with the purchase.The brace has some size but I wouldn't call it especially bulky, I'll try and get some pictures up. It goes a good way up the thigh and a good way down the calf and has metal hinges running the full length on each side of the knee. My wife has athletic (read: large) calves and thighs from playing sports all her life - so sizing and good, strong straps were a big concern. We measured her knee 2 inches below mid-knee like the pic shows and I think it was 14.6 inches, right in-between Large and X-Large. Follow the advice in the chart, if you're near the top range and within the bottom range of the larger size, just go with the larger size. The X-Large ended up being a solid choice and has worked well for 3 weeks now even as her swelling has gone down and her knee has gone closer to the large size.For your sake, ignore the names "X-Large", "Large", etc. and just stick to the measurements. My wife is not a big person, but the X-Large sizing was right, so we went with it. It might feel weird ordering an XL for a tiny girl, but just listen to the measurements, not the labels.Materials are very sturdy and durable. The straps haven't loosened or come undone a single time. The rest of it has a solid feel. The metal doesn't squeak. Overall the materials work well to really stabilize the knee and help give the feeling of some extra stability to a potentially wobbly knee.Comfort is great. Like most braces you want to take it off occasionally but if you have to wear it all day, it's very doable. No sore spots from rubbing, etc.Overall a very good brace that is very good quality for a solid price. If you're like me and reviewing a million reviews on a million different products, I can say this one has performed well and if you get the size right, I don't think it'll let you down.

I had bought the same model before and it was good for support, but my last one broke at the bottom of the metal side support. This one seems like they added 2 layers of rubber on that side, so I hope it doesn't rip. But they did remove the gel from the knee hole ring (it's just foam now). Which is a bummer because the gel really does make a difference. It's definetly thicker and bulkier now, but also looks like it'll last longer.Idk how i feel about the X pattern straps in the back though, they are very wide and I'm pretty sure it'll bother the back of the knee.Another improvement is the thinner cloth right on the back of the knee, a big deal because the other one would get itchy and this seems a lot more comfortable. I'll try to follow up on this after i use it for a couple of weeks. But it seems pretty good so far.

I've tried a lot of braces and shock doctor makes the best ones. This is a very high quality brace with good build quality, it will last a long time. Given the amount of support it offers it is very comfortable. I wear jeans and it doesn't fit underneath them, so I cannot speak on the chafing issues some have had. Sizing is very important and pretty precise, best not to eyeball it.I over estimated the amount of support I needed and this was a bit excessive so I use mostly use their compression sleeve. Give their compression sleeve a shot then go up through the support tiers. I had severe knee pain and swelling and found that was a better solution for me personally