Defective Design, Caused Pain
I have no idea why anyone would put the velcro closure for the lining in the back. This might be of use to someone who is not already injured or a child, but I spent 20 minutes of up and down and all over the room trying to get just the lining closed. I ended up getting it as closed as possible, with the rough side of the velcro rubbing against my leg. The compression straps were self explanatory, but then the strap around the top, again going into a loop at the back of the ankle, was hard to get hooked, then just forced the rough Velcro against my ankle again. Because of the back closure, I think struggled to get it off so the velcro would stop tearing at my skin.<br /><br />My injured ankle now hurts more than it did before I started, and I now have a raw spot on the back of my ankle.<br /><br />I’ve worn many ankle braces in my life, and the design of this brace makes no sense. It’s difficult to put on because of this awkward design (it really requires two people). My ankle isn’t that big, it may be swollen a bit, but that shouldn’t have prevented a well designed brace from going on it.<br /><br />We will be returning this brace and continuing the search for an appropriate brace.
Rating: 1 stars