Good quality and support but can be uncomfortable at times

I had intermittent knee pain for months and finally decided to try a brace. My work is physical (a caregiver) and good body mechanics are not always possible. Consequently I found that my left knee would seem to heal, but a situation would arise where I had to lift and twist and the knee would tweak again. One day, when walking my dog on a trail, I found the pain in my knee getting so bad I started to wonder if something was seriously wrong. Fortunately, upon getting home the pain eased rapidly with rest. That's when I decided to try this brace. First, the price was reasonable and reading other reviews, it seemed to be helpful. I describe my situation so others who are considering buying this brace have some understanding of what I was experiencing. The pain was getting to the point I was worried it might never heal.

I have had the brace for several days now and have worn it at times when I know I will be stressing the knee. It fits under my jeans ok (a regular fit style) and it can be put on or taken off without removing my shoes. This is helpful as I don't wear it all the time. After several days of utilizing the brace my knee pain is almost gone. The brace offers good support for times when I must carry items up and down the stairs or spend extended periods of time on my feet on a hard floor. The change felt pretty dramatic at first. Once I wore it I realized how much I had been "guarding my knee" trying to move in ways that would minimize the pain I had grown so use to it was surprising how different it felt to walk without it. After these few days, just using this extra support, the knee is less painful all the time (even though I only wear the brace for 2 or 3 hours a day). It feels like supporting the knee during high stress activity allowed the knee to finally finish healing.

I don't have arthritis or a more chronic knee problem, so I don't know how this would perform in such circumstances. But I am 52 years old and have learned the hard way my body is less forgiving than it once was.

When I was looking at options this brace was on the inexpensive side so I wasn't sure it would work well, but based on the reviews of others I decided to give it a try. If you have mild or moderate knee pain don't hesitate to give it a try. It worked so well for me I don't feel I compromised on quality at all.

PROS:
almost completely relieves knee pain during stressful activity (like carrying laundry up and down stairs or hiking on rocky trails)
reasonable price
fits under jeans
can be taken off or put on without removing shoes

CONS:
I have small knees/legs and sometimes the velcro rubs my skin as it overlaps the brace slightly. This can be adjusted so it stops.

I'm 52 and have had bad knees for 20 years or longer when I over use going up and down stairs they really hurt. This brace had them back to normal in two days use. Gives the perfect support and comfortable to wear

This brace is a life saver. I had just started running and my knee was bothering me so much I went in for X-rays. Doctor said I have runners knee and recommended test and a brace when running. I tested for a week and started using this brace. I have not had any knee problems since using this brace. It is also comfortable if you are wearing short or longer running pants. I wear it over my running pants. I like that I can adjust the bottom and top. Fits very comfortably.

Have had these for a number of months w/use. I bought both Bracoos knees braces - the one with and with out stabilizer support. I will post my opinion on both review sites since comparisons are important.

The compression knee support is a neoprene type fabric w/a soft, padded ring that circles the patella. I am not sure it matters if it's silicone or some other padding. The brace with stabilizers is the same fabric. The stabilizers are a metals strip made up of tiny 'o' ringlets combined for flexibility and CAN be removed. *note: I removed the stabilizers to help with flexibility - found the brace with stabilizers to be too restrictive with them in (for my knee condition and use)
For the smaller compression only, the width (up on thigh and down on shin) is shorter.
The knee brace that includes stabilizers is wider both on thigh and shin.
Both appear to have the same circumference

Please note that I wear these braces OVER my walking tights. There are amazing products for over the skin but I walk and run with tights, and we have cold winters in midwest.

PROS:
-Both aid in supporting the knee cap and knee when walking or running.
-The velcro holds the brace in place pretty well - see cons for more comments on slippage - however, w/ adjustment, it's been fine and totally worth having the brace on-
Easy to use (PS the single strap should be pointed towards inside knee / medially when wrapping)

CONS:
-The velcro holds but I do find that the brace slips down a bit when walking and needs to be re-adjusted during walk / running (wrapping velcro strap tighter or pulling up)
Both knee braces make you SWEAT - period! I have used them both in v cold temps (15-25° temps) - you don't notice when you are using them but when u take them off, definitely sweaty / wet. Not and issue for me.
-As said above, stabilizers in one product were very restrictive for me w/my knee condition , so I removed, but the wide straps (both on upper and lower), especially on lower were still restrictive to walking and jumping (home workouts)
-I felt the brace w stabilizers was still a little restrictive even w stabilizers removed - see comment below for company

!!! I read reviews on velcro not holding after time. Just and FYI and not criticism: you must take care of velcro. After use, velcro the straps back onto the brace. NEVER wash w/ loose velcro as lint will adhere and longevity will be greatly reduced. I would even wash in a bag with no other laundry (front loader on hand wash) or just hand wash. Again, ALL barbed side veclcro should be fastened!

For Company:
I find the knee brace w/'stays' to be too wide and inhibits walks, jumping, bending, etc.
The smaller knee brace w/ no additional support is not as wide, but I feel if you combined both features by adding the width/height on the top / thigh portion while keeping the bottom, shin portion the same, it might aid in anti-slippage, giving more freedom in movement and bending, but still keeping the brace from slipping down.
-Please label your products better so that your consumer, ie the people who buy your product, can differentiate between products-