I have been wearing these for 3 years now. I wear them on both wrists, take them off when I'm showering. I work with food, chopping and preparing veggies, which has caused a lot of inflammation in my hands, elbows and wrists. I ice my elbows and wear these bracelets on my wrists morning and night. They work!If I forgot to put them back on, the pain will come back with in a few hours and remind me to put them back on. The relief from wearing the bracelets takes a couple hours, it's not instant, sSee full review