IMAK RSI Elbow Support Brace, #1 Brace for Nightime Relief of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome, XL

Buen producto, culpe el propósito de no permitir doblar el brazo y es cómodo para dormir

I read a lot of the reviews here where people complained about the plastic brace piece sliding out while you wear it & figured maybe they just hadn't positioned the brace properly. Well, once I received it, I too had the exact same problem. The plastic brace is very smooth & slick and the pocket it fits in has one side open, so if you bend your arm even a small amount it'll slowly come out. My solution was to take a 2" strip of velcro and sew it to the pocket area. The velcro sticks to the blue material and makes it possible to still remove the plastic for washing. I'm not sure why the manufacturer didn't think of that in the first place.Overall the product was the best solution I could find outside of getting a true orthopedic, semi-custom brace.However, it hasn't been that long since I bought it and it's already broken. I'm not tremendously strong, nor am I tremendously heavy. I'm around 6'1", 195-200lbs and I do cardio around 3-5 times per week. With that said, the other night I was wearing it in bed and while sleeping apparently rolled over & started to bend the arm with the brace - I literally snapped the plastic piece in 1/2. Now, unless I find something to replace it, it's nothing more than a padded blue armband.With that said, I still think it's a decent device if you have tennis/golf elbow and need to keep your arm semi-stabilized during sleep.

This elbow brace has worked wonders for my Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. It's taken a few weeks of wearing it nightly, but the feeling in my fingers is back after being completely numb for 6 weeks. The brace is well constructed and sturdy. I am able to put it on myself, with no help - and adjust it if needed by myself also.This brace stays put for the most part as I sleep. The only downsides are to be expected from common sense: 1) The brace does slide down my arm if I move a lot. 2) Sleeping positions are not always the most comfortable with one arm braced into a straight position all night.The downsides are far outweighed by the fact that this brace has helped me to heal. If it has saved me from possible surgery, then I will gladly pull it up when it slips a bit (which really isn't that often), and happily prop my arm on a pillow or let it hang off the edge of the bed as I sleep. I am so pleasantly surprised that this brace has greatly helped lessen the numbness in my fingers. I will continue to wear it for several more weeks to allow my Ulnar nerve to heal completely.

This brace is a good idea poorly executed. As others have indicated, it's entirely too easy for the plastic piece to slip out of the sleeve because one side is open. Fixing this alone would make it far more usable. And as others have indicated, it's very difficult to get the brace on tight enough without help from someone because the Velcro closure system is poorly designed. If the brace isn't on tight enough, it'll just slip down or all the way off during the night. There should really be at least four of the Velcro closures so you would be able to tighten it up near your arm pit, above the bicep, then immediately below the bicep, above the elbow, then immediately below the elbow and then some length further down the forearm. All in all with the brace as received, it was a waste of money, it doesn't stay on your arm (unless uncomfortably tight, further compressing already grump nerves), the stiffening plastic piece just comes right out of it's pocket.

They work but are not the highest quality. They have a single support that is of flexibnle plastic. Depending on where you rotate the plastic it will work better. I'm a big guy 6'2" 325 lbs and these barely fit on my arms. I have to presize them and push them on then rotate them to position the bars in the place to get good support. They do help as I have ulnar nerve entrappment leading to pain and loss of sensation in the pinky and ring finger and this helps to keep the symptoms from getting worse. If rotated so the bar is on the inside they work best but the padding at the end of the plastic may not be sufficient and some people might find them uncomfortable. If rotated to the rear they wont be as stiff of a support buy cant pinch or poke you. I manage OK with these. As with many products; you get what you pay for.