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Review on Nvorliy Adjustable Immobilizer Arthritis Osteoarthritis Sports & Fitness by Ryan Will

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Helps but doesn't prevent hyperextension, and you should already know how these things work.

The first indication that this might be a problem was the instructions themselves. "Buckle the end of the belt to the knee surface of the knee" on WHAT? "then thread the other end through the buckle and finally attach the shoulder strap" shoulder strap on the knee orthosis, i think you mean the hip belt. Please someone correct the instructions! The instructions say you can place the hinges where you need them. At first glance, it looks like the hinges are pretty tightly attached to the sides in the wrong place. After a lot of effort I found that the yes bag actually detaches with the thickest velcro and DO NOT attempt to use it on people with arthritis of the hands. I'll just leave the hinges in place until someone fixes that for me. The dials, oh it's good that I have a medical background and can interpret the dials. I pity the man who has never seen anything like this before. Goggle is your friend, there are no instructions on how to read watch faces. Luckily I know what adjustments I need and also knew that the spare button held everything in place. I bet someone got mad when they accidentally pressed it and then found the clip didn't move. I measured my foot before ordering and I ended up on the lower end of the "big" scale based on my measurements. I managed to put it on with a slight overlap of the flaps needed for the velcro closure. I checked the box twice to make sure I was being sent a large email, thinking it was accidentally small. No, it's big. Okay, let's try the function. Functionality can be affected by the fact that I can't change the position of the hinges on the knee, but they are mostly on the sides. Without an orthosis, my knee wants to over-accelerate by 20 degrees, my goal was to prevent that. I had to fiddle with the settings but I managed to get my knee straight while walking and when I stood my knee was straight. He braced himself on his leg and reduced the hyperextension to about 10 degrees. Improved but not great. It's definitely better than no brace at all, and better than other knee braces I've tried (and failed) to prevent overextension. I'm not unhappy enough to return it, but will continue to look for a bandage that actually blocks an overstretching.

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