NEENCA Hinged Knee Brace, Knee Immobilizer with Locking Dials & Side Stabilizers, Medical ROM Knee Brace for Knee Pain, Arthritis, ACL, PCL, MCL,Meniscus Tear, Injuries/Post OP, Prevent Hyperextension

Worked great

I am 62. After 40 years of hard work, riding motorcycles, quads, boats, fork lifts, and heavy equipment. Hines start hurting. Mu knees have been abused from riding and working, to the point that when they start hurting it can get bad. I don’t want to have knee surgery, that just makes it worse, so IHave a high quality knee brace I use to make my life easier. This brace has two adjustable supports to align my knee and keep it straight. The compression it gives allows me to walk normally without pain. It allows me to remain active and unloads the joint enough to reduce inflammation and allow my knee to heal. I have used other braces in the past, this one works for me.

I broke a kneecap and fracture an ankle, and the surgeon required a skeletal type external brace that when setup and on my leg limits my movement to about one percent from zero for both extension and flexion movement. The knee needs to be at zero but a small amount (approx. one percent is acceptable since absolute zero is basically impossible without a cast, However, that is while walking.)Sleeping or laying down is another matter and the skeletal type brace is next to impossible to sleep with. Therefore this type of brace was recommended for SLEEPING only.Once setup, which takes forever by one person but is doable. That's just for the fitting of the two pieces to the knee/legs. For those pins? They are as slippery as ice and getting the two extension pins into the 0 locations are a lot harder than shown in the video; it took sometime but finally getting them snapped down is possible. The bottom pins on one unit would not snap all the way down as the other pins, but did work to keep the metal from moving and the top had the room to snap into place. (Would have loved for the top heads of the pins to have had two flat spots opposite of each other to allow for a small narrow needle nose pliers to latch on to for insertion vs. fat human fingers.)With all settings to zero I'm guessing due to the neoprene the unit allows about 5-10 percent movement. This is acceptable since the knee has no weight applied while laying in bed and stop any excessive movement.Wearing for just one night, my knee felt a lot better when getting up vs. the previous nights without a brace and the movement of the knee during the night.It is quite comfortable to wear, but even just standing it does not want to remain in place that well, wanting to slide down, so not sure how this would be used for walking unless the two straps are tightened to the point it could affect blood flow. However, I have not tried walking with it and that is only a guess.If it helps get this kneecap healed it is well worth the price.

I needed something that was compact and would restrict the extension of my leg so as not to hyperextend it. I liked the *apparent* features of this but they do not work as wished.First, no instructions. Really?! This is more complex than those triangle peg games.Second, there is so much Velcro hooks that it is like trying to remove all of those stick-tights you get on your socks when hiking… always sticking to something other than where you need.Third, once I *FINALLY* fashioned it to fit my knee and I managed to get it in place, those adjustable pegs to prevent hyperextension do not come close to the travel of the knee. That is to say, (assuming full travel is at the Zero pegs) lowering the pegs to 30 or higher (to halt the hinge from fully extending), the looseness and position of the hinges mean nothing. They just sit beside the knee and provide no support.

I ordered the Neenca knee brace in hopes that it would meet my need to prevent hyperextension of my knee when I walk. My physical therapist worked with me for a full session to get it set up. As the included directions are minimal, you will need to go to the website to adjust it to your needs and probably need some professional advice to get the settings right. After working with it all weekend trying to adjust all the velcro straps to the tightest position, I realized that it was just too big for my atrophied leg. I would imagine that this would normally only occur with a person with very thin legs. I'm returning this brace and getting a similar one that comes in a small size. It's a nice brace for the price and most people will not run into this problem.

I suffer from knee pain and meniscus strain. I get severe pain, particularly on my right knee, when doing extensive leg work. When I received these braces and tried them on I was beyond impressed with the immediate stability and support provided. I was able to go back to normal workouts almost immediately and have far less discomfort the next day.I thought the plastic spines on the sides were going to be a gimmic, but they actually prove worthwhile and not cumbersome like metal hinges. Most importantly, these do not slide around the knee like other brands I've used (I have 3 other knee braces from a local drug store/amazon, including strap and open knee designs). These braces blow those completely out of the water.Only minor complaint is that they are a bit snug at first but did loosen up pretty quickly. 100% will buy again if/when they wear out.