BraceAbility Posterior Long Arm Splint - Elbow Immobilizer Right or Left Forearm Brace with Sling for Fractures, Post-Surgery Recovery, Tendonitis, Bursitis, and Ulnar Nerve Entrapment Relief (M)

I slipped on a curb and fell on my hands. Apparently, it's common. I went to Urgent Care. They x-rayed and found a "nondisplaced closed radial elbow fracture". They put me in a splint and referred me to an orthopaedist. Since ortho never called, and I wasn't in pain (as long as I didn't move the elbow). I decided to forgo an actual cast. I have FDA-approved red light therapy devices (PlatinumLED), and am doing 15 minutes 2xday. Can't do that with a cast. After 4 days the swelling went down to the point of the splint rubbing against bone, causing pain. This brace fixes that. Comfortable, easy enough to take off and put on. Nothing rubs against the bone. I can do my red light therapy and light physical therapy, to prevent the elbow going stiff.The neck strap doesn't work for me. I prefer to use the sling they gave me at Urgent Care. The brace is about the size of the (fiberglass) splint they had given me, so it fits fine.

Well it lasted longer than the cast they put on my arm.

I couldn't find a better brace anywhere. I had a very hard time finding one of this quality. Provides outstanding support & security for my pronator teres reduction surgery. The only improvements I would make is to provide a sling type/over the shoulder support to relieve the neck pressure caused by the neck loop type provided. I fashioned one from a velcro strap that was part of my DonJoy TSR surgery brace. Other than that, I couldn't be happier with it! Great price for the high quality of this item.

I bought this to wear as opposed to paying the 400 that my insurance wouldn't cover for a splint after cubital tunnel surgery. Because I needed both elbows fixed, I thought this would be perfect since it's universal. Nope!!1. It never came with the neck strap. I'm not sure if I would've used this or not, but the fact it should've been there and wasn't, automatically takes off a star. Some reviews say it wasn't padded which means it probably wasn't very comfortable, but I'll never know.2. The Velcro system is garbage. Who puts super narrow Velcro on a brace designed for someone with arm, hand or elbow problems? I found it nearly impossible to line the Velcro up to perfectly fit in the fasteners and then tighten it on my own. I tried multiple times and had to get help every time. The Velcro should be wider and much more heavy duty and the slots it fits in to for tightening and support need to be in better spots so a person can reach them on their own without needing two people every time.3. The size! I measured my arms. I had my husband measure my arms a second time just to be safe. This thing is just simply weirdly sized. If I were to have bought the one the didn't go almost too my fingertips, it wouldn't have fit my bicep, but vice versa, since I did buy the one to fit my bicep, this almost covered my fingers completely. I went this route because I knew I'd have swelling in and around my elbow after surgery so I didn't dare go with the smaller size. What a pain this was trying to wear for those couple of days.4. The pain. Because of surgery swelling this thing was painful to wear. There are 3 metal supports in it. All the are L shaped with 2 running from bicep down your forearm and the other under your elbow and down that way. Any attempt at movement meant these metal rods were rubbing my surgery wounds. 21 stitches for the cubital tunnel surgery and 12 for tennis elbow surgery. It didn't matter how we tried padding or adjusting, this was awful.With all this said, I tried for about a week before sending it back. I couldn't find a comfortable way to wear it and I have yet to do the other elbow so I don't want to wait beyond my return window. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else.

Se la mandé a una amiga en Cuba que la necesitaba y le quedó perfecta , buen material . No le da mucho calor .