AIRCAST A60 Ankle Support Brace - Ankle Sprain, Chronic Instability, Stabilising Sports Support for Protection and Prevention. Size Medium, Right, Black

To start this review I must stress that I don`t use this brace to enable me to play sport, I use it to support my ankles because they are both damaged from physical activity and sport. With that in mind I can`t comment on how well it performs in sports situations. What I can comment on though, is the tremendous support these braces give both of my ankles, allowing me to work and walk in difficult situations. I`d tried various elasticated and compression supports before these, and none of them gave me any degree of stability in my weak ankles. One thing I`d stress is that it takes time to get used to these. I found mine uncomfortable until "broken in". Like you sometimes get with a new pair of shoes, I found that these dug in, and chaffed my skin in places when I first started wearing them, and it took a period of wearing them to get to the stage I`m at now. Whilst I can now wear them underneath my safety boots at work for 12 hours without problems, that wasn`t the case at first. I had to persevere to get the best out of them. Now I couldn`t be without them. I`d never have thought it possible to regain the feeling of stability I had in my ankles in my youth, but in truth these braces have achieved it. The most remarkable thing about these braces, aside from how effective they are for me, is the velcro they use. I`ve lost count of the amount of items I`ve owned where the velcro is useless and stops working after 5 minutes, to the extent that I`d come to chose items with zips over velcro every time. This velcro is different however. I`d describe it as proper industrial strength material, to the extent that they could probably hold the space shuttle together with it. It`s borderline annoying when you haven`t got the braces on, because it latches on to itself and always needs teasing apart, but I`ve got to hold up my hands and say that when the brace is on it`s going nowhere!. I`ve had these for over a year now, and wear them on average every other day for 12 hours, and really they look nearly as good as new. I do wear socks under the braces for comfort, and another pair of socks over the brace to protect them (they aren`t cheap items). Thankfully I don`t suffer with sweaty feet so wearing two pairs of socks under work boots, even in summer, isn`t a problem. For the benefit of my review I will stress again that I DO NOT wear these to play sport or for running. To conclude........Excellent items that I wouldn`t be without. They actually improve the quality of my life, which I don`t say lightly. Yes expensive......but worth every penny to me.

This is a very good ankle support. The plastic splints in the support brace your ankle and takes a lot of pressure off of the joint itself and in my opinion is the best on the market for a strong support. I damaged my inside ankle tendon (very technical terminology) and this worked wonders to run with whilst recovering. This may perfect for various sports but in my case i play a lot of football and the splints are to big and bulky to kick around in. Definitely not ideal for Football but if you are recovering from an ankle injury this is by a long way the strongest/best support I've purchased .

I have torn my ligaments down the outside of my foot. My doctor recommended this. I walk with my foot slightly rolled over which has contributed to my ligament tears. This is keeping my foot supported and straight giving the ligaments time to heal. Only downside is that there are only a few trainers/ boots I can wear it with but it’s been a foot savour! Edit - now I’m able to walk for longer , I am finding it makes my foot sore. But for initial help it was great

Having rolled my right ankle twice in 18 months playing badminton, I thought I`d played my last game. The second time was the most severe and happened whilst wearing another brand of ankle brace. After a lenghty lay of and some resistance work, I started reading the reviews on the A60. I was a little relucatant at first and took it very steady on my first game back - the thought of rolling it again was always in my mind! Fast forward 4 months and I am back to where I was pre injury, I can run, twist and turn worry free. The A60 has given me the confidence to play and return shots across the court. As others have said, it fits over your sock so theres no chance of rubbing. I tend to pull the velcro straps quite tight, I like the feeling of the support and knowing that it`s doing it`s job. Cant recommend it enough, you wont be disappointed.

I am a size 7 and ordered the size 7-8 1/2 so expected it being plenty big enough but cannot even get my foot in. Cost nearly £50 and a complete waste of money. In addition the material is very thin and flimsy. Does not look as substantial as the photos. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!

Excellent product - used one before. Not required on this occasion (needed a full cast) so pleased with equally excellent return process. Would highly recommend

This really should be a 5 star product. I fractured my ankle and severely tore all of my ankle ligaments a while back and this product played a big part in my timely recovery. It provides great support while still giving sufficient mobility to move (Primarily used for squash, tennis and 5 a side football). You notice that you have it on when you first use it but after a while you forget you're wearing it. The only problem is the design. The material wears very quickly making it's lifespan greatly reduced and for the price I would expect better build quality. Other than that I really can't fault it and would recommend it for those of you returning from injury or even as a preventative measure (I still wear mine from time to time).

Produit à la hauteur de mes attentes. Elle fait le job pour m'empêcher d'abîmer plus mes ligaments qui viennent de subir une grosse entorse...

Perfect

Ottimo acquisto, usata per riprendere a giocare a tennis già 8 giorni dopo una brutta distorsione, guida bene il movimento laterale della caviglia senza dare impedimenti nel movimento longitudinale, entra bene nella scarpa (che va comunque allacciata più larga) e dopo pochi minuti ci si abitua alla sua presenza. Attenzione alla misura, io porto un 43.5 ma ho la pianta stretta e la caviglia abbastanza sottile, e la taglia M calza in maniera perfetta.

It didn’t sit comfortably on the foot. Too bulky.

Was in the ortho shop in the hospital but this was a fraction of the price on Amazon. Good quality.