I aggravated an old injury to my keft knee during a club bushwalk last year. The club's insurance kicked in for 80% of the cost of my first P3, which lasted a bit over a year. The fact that I was willing to shell out the full dime this year for a replacement tells you all you need to know about why the 5-star rating.You might be wondering how anyone could wreck a P3, given the high quality of its build. Read on.First, I have a size 3 calf and a size 4 thigh. For reasons I hope are obvious, I went for the size 3. That worked from both comfort and stability perspectives. However, I really had to haul the P3 over my thigh, which put extra stress on the unit.Second, I wore the P3 almost everywhere, every day. The P3 went to the beach and got soaked in brine and ... MoreI aggravated an old injury to my keft knee during a club bushwalk last year. The club's insurance kicked in for 80% of the cost of my first P3, which lasted a bit over a year. The fact that I was willing to shell out the full dime this year for a replacement tells you all you need to know about why the 5-star rating.You might be wondering how anyone could wreck a P3, given the high quality of its build. Read on.First, I have a size 3 calf and a size 4 thigh. For reasons I hope are obvious, I went for the size 3. That worked from both comfort and stability perspectives. However, I really had to haul the P3 over my thigh, which put extra stress on the unit.Second, I wore the P3 almost everywhere, every day. The P3 went to the beach and got soaked in brine and full of sand. The P3 crawled through the garden, helping to lay slabs and pull weeds. The P3 hiked in the hills, through scrub and over rocks. The P3 went shopping, where it was the quintessential get-gear-from-the-bottom-shelf enabler.Third, I sweat copiously and chose to turn the P3 inside-out regularly when I rinsed it. Turning inside-out puts extra stress on the unit.I'd accept my treatment of the P3 is not the norm. I'll be kinder to this one (but not much). Hopefully, you'll learn from my mistakes.

I’m 54 and recently had a silly accident at home sliding in a dog toy and snapping my MCL with a grade 3 tear. After being unsuccessfully fitted at the physio twice with a very uncomfortable hinged brace I decided to look online and came across great reviews for your braces. This brace has been wonderful for my safe mobility in a house with three large dogs. Comfortable to wear all day with only minor adjustments needed for comfort due to some large veins on my inner calf. I wear a padded bit under the bottom of the brace and stays in place beautifully and no pressure on the veins. I find due to non muscular thighs the top rolls down a bit but this doesn’t really affect comfort too much. I will probably swap to the next brace down without the larger hinges once it’s ... MoreI’m 54 and recently had a silly accident at home sliding in a dog toy and snapping my MCL with a grade 3 tear. After being unsuccessfully fitted at the physio twice with a very uncomfortable hinged brace I decided to look online and came across great reviews for your braces. This brace has been wonderful for my safe mobility in a house with three large dogs. Comfortable to wear all day with only minor adjustments needed for comfort due to some large veins on my inner calf. I wear a padded bit under the bottom of the brace and stays in place beautifully and no pressure on the veins. I find due to non muscular thighs the top rolls down a bit but this doesn’t really affect comfort too much. I will probably swap to the next brace down without the larger hinges once it’s healed more and hopefully it will fit nicely under clothing long term if needed. Thanks for such comfortable products that are easy to buy online. 😊

I suffered a torn knee meniscus 3 weeks before a long-booked Antarctic trip. I was concerned about the safety and stability of my affected knee for doing zodiak transfers (to/from the expedition ship, and to/from landings) and walking on rocky, icy/snowy, and slippery Antarctic conditions. The GenuTrain S Hinged Knee Brace gave me the support and confidence to undertake the above activities with no pain and no re-injury. The brace dried quickly after use making its re-application for repeated activities an unexpected 'plus'.I have an awkward-shaped leg and I experienced some pinching and bruising from the upper-medial side hard hinge but was able to manage this with a small square of blister plaster as a preventive measure.On coming home, I found removal of the ... MoreI suffered a torn knee meniscus 3 weeks before a long-booked Antarctic trip. I was concerned about the safety and stability of my affected knee for doing zodiak transfers (to/from the expedition ship, and to/from landings) and walking on rocky, icy/snowy, and slippery Antarctic conditions. The GenuTrain S Hinged Knee Brace gave me the support and confidence to undertake the above activities with no pain and no re-injury. The brace dried quickly after use making its re-application for repeated activities an unexpected 'plus'.I have an awkward-shaped leg and I experienced some pinching and bruising from the upper-medial side hard hinge but was able to manage this with a small square of blister plaster as a preventive measure.On coming home, I found removal of the hinges was hard to do, for the purpose of washing the brace - the hinge removal instructions were not very clear.Overall, I was very happy with the product and I had a great time on my Antarctic expedition!