McDavid Ankle Brace Ultralight for Sprained Ankle, Figure 8 Ankle Braces, Lace up Ankle Brace, Ankle Braces for Men and Women, Ankle Support Brace and Stabilizer

My son fractured his growth plate in his ankle and had a level 3 sprain. After being in a boot for a month, the orthopedic specialist he was seeing wanted him to wear this same brace. At his office it cost $90. I told the doctor I wanted to shop around for a better price, and he told me to make sure that I bought a brace that laced up the front AND had a "figure 8" wrap around strap. He said that this type of brace offers the best stability and support. I decided to look on Amazon and found it here for less than $25. This is the exact same brand and model of brace that the doctor had at his office. This brace is very sturdy and stabilizes the ankle. It's made out of a nylon material, laces up the front, and then has a velcro strap that wraps under the foot and around the ankle and then up around the leg. The orthopedic doctor says this offers much more stability to the ankle than a "stirrup-style ankle stabilizer air cast" (Ace makes one) which are found at the drugstore--and honestly this brace is cheaper on Amazon than those anyway! My husband had bought my son one of those stirrup-style braces to wear when he started to refuse to wear the boot any longer (13 years old and was mad about having to wear the boot past week 4 and in the middle of his baseball season which he missed most of), but before the doctor was recommending a brace. My husband figured it was "better than nothing"...the doctor said, well yea, it was better than nothing, but not much. And I could see that my son could still twist his ankle in the stirrup-style brace, which is harder for him to do in the McDavid brace. My son has to wear this brace for all physical activities (long boarding, running, etc.) and it doesn't seem to bother him and his sneaker fits over it just fine. I know others have mentioned that the upper, front area (the "tongue") rubs or bothers their leg, but my son has not had that problem. He's even been wearing it with ankle socks, rather than crew socks now, although if it were me, I would definitely wear a higher crew style sock. But hey, he is 13 and knows everything! My son wears a size 9 men's shoe. The sizes of this brace overlap. The small fits up to a size 9 and the medium starts at a size 9. I contacted the manufacturer and they recommended that my son wear a medium. The medium fits him perfectly, and I feel that the small probably would have been too small. Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase. Especially since it is the EXACT same brand and style that the doctor's office charges $90 for. It's been working great for my son and I would not hesitate to recommend this brace for anyone who needs extra support and stability to an injured ankle.

Works very well for my sprained ankle and torn ligament. My physical therapist said this is a great ankle brace for me because the support is good. Easier to put on than some of the others I've had.

I like this brace a lot! COMFORT It’s a lot more comfortable than others I’ve tried, which have the metal support on the sides. COMPRESSION The compression is evenly distributed around my entire ankle. I appreciate that it can be tightened with the shoe strings and the Velcro. SUPPORT It provides high support without the discomfort of the metal strips that many other braces put on the sides. My ankle is completely stabilized in this brace. COST The price is fair for a good quality brace. DURABILITY This brace appears to be far more durable than other braces I’ve tried. For instance, I have one by ACE, which has lint balls on it after just one week. BULKINESS This brace is a bit bulky than others I’ve tried. I suppose due to the figure-8 style where the straps wrap around the arch of the foot, it’s nearly impossible to wear shoes. I’ve been wearing either Birkenstocks, Nike slides, or low UGG boots. (-½ star) GETTING IT ON/OFF Putting it on and taking it off as proven to be a bit more difficult than I would like. Since the brace keeps my ankle so secure, it makes sense that it’s difficult to take off, but it’s also inconvenient to take off. I literally have to loosen the laces all the way down the brace before being able to remove it. (-½ star) OVERALL This ankle brace works well for me. I’d certainly recommend it to a friend.

I use it to play tennis after a bad ankle sprain and it really works. It helps with stability, it prevents further accidents and improves healing without having to stop playing in order to recover.

I'm that weekend warrior who thought turning 40 wouldn’t slow me down, but my ankles had other plans. After a few too many twists and a couple of "did I really just do that?" landings, I grabbed the McDavid Ultralight brace. Now I wear one on each ankle when I play, and the number and severity of injuries has dropped big time. This isn’t some bulky, overbuilt thing. It’s lightweight, breathable, and the figure 8 straps mimic athletic taping pretty well. You can tighten it up without taking your shoe off. It gives real support while still letting me move and cut with enough confidence to stay on the floor. I slipped last week going up for a rebound and thought it was going to be another tweak. Nothing happened. No ice, no hobble, just kept playing. That’s the difference right there. I’ve used knockoff braces that shift, stretch out, or start digging into your foot halfway through a game. This one just stays locked in and does its job. If you're not ready to hang it up yet, this is the brace that keeps you in the game.

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Vor über einem Jahr zog ich mir eine schwere Verstauchung des rechten Knöchels zu. Mehrere Bänder waren gerissen und die Gelenkkapsel hatte auch etwas abbekommen. Noch heute ist der Knöchel etwas instabil. Ich bin viel mit den Hunden unterwegs und ohne Stütze wird der Knöchel schnell wieder dick und schmerzt. Bislang hatte ich - nach dem Airwalker zu Beginn - einige Orthesen. Sie erfüllten alle ihren Zweck. Einige trugen allerdings so stark auf, dass ich rechts einen größeren Schuh brauchte. Und bei allen war nach wenigen Monaten leider das Problem, dass die oft recht schmalen Klettverschlüsse nicht mehr hielten und die ganze Orthese unbrauchbar wurde. Heute ging es zum ersten Mal mit der neuen Bandage los. Zunächst das Anlegen: Das liest sich in der Beschreibung komplizierter als es ist. Ich hätte es auch ohne Beschreibung nicht anders gemacht und brauchte eigentlich nur die Information, dass man beim rechten Fuß von links her anfangen muss. Von innen her eben. Das Ausziehen ist etwas mühsamer, geht aber auch. Ich bekomme schnell Druckstellen und Blasen. Da die zwei Bänder, die man um den Fuß wickelt, nicht flexibel sind, befürchtete ich hier entsprechendes Malheur. Ging aber super. Keine Blasen oder Druckstellen. Natürlich trägt auch diese Bandage etwas auf. Ich brauchte aber keinen größeren Schuh. Turnschuhe, Halbschuhe und Wanderschuhe sind kein Problem. Auch diese Bandage arbeitet zum Teil mit Klettverschlüssen. Diese sind aber richtig groß (lang und breit). Daher gehe ich im Moment mal davon aus, dass die etwas länger halten werden. Bislang hatte ich immer auf deutlich teurere Bandagen zurückgegriffen. Muss aber nicht sein. Das ist jedenfalls mein Fazit nach dem heutigen ersten Test.

This is a great ankle brace. Very adjustable, offers good support (if you tighten the velcro enough) and seems well made. I couple things to note: I have the small size, but still had to trim off quite a bit of velcro from the vertical velcro strips to get it to fit (there was an inch of extra velcro that would other wise start sticking to my socks). I don't know if it would be feasible to switch the hook side of the velcro to the loop side and vice versa so the velcro straps wouldn't catch as much stuff. The laces are constantly getting caught on the various velcro bits and already look pretty worn as a result. But the laces are quite high quality and have full metal aglets (the end sheathing on laces). You just need to be mindful when putting them on and you can avoid getting them stuck. Also, because of the number of holes to be laced, you need to undo the top eyelets to open up the brace enough to get in and out of it. Because of the constant loosening of the laces, it's also easy to have the laces shift a bit. After a while, it can leave you with a really long lace on one side and a short one on the other, which can only be fixed by unlacing and relacing the whole thing. My solution was to mark the centre of the lace with a piece of yellow thread so I can always recentre the lace when I put it on. This completely solved the problem and is something the McDavid may want to consider doing themselves. But the support offered is great, and it's comfortable enough to play soccer in it without losing much feel for the ball.