As I continue to recover from a bad sprain I'm now using this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer In oder to allow me to walk while protected and stable, finding them to be comfortable and protective.

After my injuries my wife ordered this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer along with a boot from Amazon to help me heal. In both cases we are very happy with our choices. They arrived the next day thanks for Amazon Prime, and both have worked well for me.

A few weeks ago I took a bad hit, spraining my right ankle and nailing my left knee (don't ask). As I've recovered I've had to deal with a bruised foot, the sprain, and needing to support one, while not bothering the other. At this point I continue to have swelling in the ankle, deep bruising in the foot and ankle, but the need to get up and around. I'm finding this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer to be giving me the support I need, but without pain to the deep bruising.

Because of the nature of my injuries I've been unable to actually put this Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer or my previous boot on by myself. We cannot tell if this is a one person job, but throughout it's had to be a job I cannot do from my position - so something to keep in mind, but again, it may simply be my injury.

The Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer is lightweight and does not hinder my movement. It feels nice as it's wrapped around the ankle, but again, it's not hurting nor causing pain across the foot, though I feel protected. I am not wearing socks in these images - as you can see - but these were taken to test the size and take photos for this review. I have since worm them only with socks. While I did not find discomfort wearing no socks, I do feel I'm more comfortable walking with them WITH the socks - as if they give me a little more cushion, but also a feeling of protection. But I THINK I could go without and be fine. * I did wear them around the house that first time without socks for about an hour and I was fine.

I like that the ties can be adjusted like a shoe in order to adjust tightness. We've worked a few times to get that just right, but it was easy to do and didn't take too long. I feel the solid, but soft support along the ankle. It keeps me comfortable, but protected. I tried to use them in a pair of slip on casual shoes - the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer did not fit. I am using them in a pair of older gym shoes - I did not want to risk stretching my main pair of gym shoes - and find that the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer works well. My wife had to extend out the shoes and could not really tighten it all the way down - meaning the shoes do feel loose on the foot. But at this point I'm still doing limited walking. I think as I can walk more I'll continue to use the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer at least another week, and I will have to figure out how to deal with the looser shoe. But as I need to feel protected and strength in the ankle, I'll deal.

In the end I'm very happy with the Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer and will use it as long as I need it. And we'll keep it around for any... what-if.

These are the best braces we have found that work and offer needed ankle support for volleyball. Worth the investment!

Not as difficult to put on as I feared at first. Not easy, but not impossible.

My Right ankle was very sore. I tried 3 types of ankle support with minimal satisfaction. THE Med Spec ASO Ankle Stabilizer worked immediately AND I can get it into my shoe! This is a winner.

I have a high ankle sprain (Syndesmotic) which I could barely walk on. A similar non-lacing, pure Velcro-style brace didn't help much. This lacing-style brace takes almost all the pain away and it even allowed me to play 4-wall handball. I can use a compression bandage over the top of this brace for even more support, (in a figure-eight pattern to avoid compressing the Achilles) and still fit in a normal shoe. It is a harder to take on/off than the pure Velcro-style brace but is a lot easier than using an adhesive athletic-tape wrap.