Instantly Crush Tennis Elbow Pain with The NeoPhysio Elastic Tennis Elbow Strap - Recommended by Physiotherapists

First class, helping my tennis elbow, price and delivery great, thanks again

Nice strap, did use daily

There are two good reasons to purchase this product. Firstly, it's a cheap and affordable option to try something that might take the edge off the pain caused by tennis elbow and, second, you can actually buy this without having to annoyingly spend £20 to get free postage! It's hard to say any medical option will sort out a specific problem but I think, in this case, it's worth £4 and trying this out particularly if you've not tried anything before. For me, it has taken edge off the condition and I use it in the gym to lessen the impact of hard exercises. It loses a star because there's no instructions (surely it wouldn't be a trial to put a small leaflet in) and the material doesn't feel like it will last a significant amount of time or use. Oh, and people seem to think I'm in permanent mourning for a loss in my life!

I was suffering from a combination of inflammation of the tendons in my forearm and tennis elbow so decided to research the best way to treat the condition on the internet. There were various suggestions, including the use of ice packs and tendon stretching exercises, but the main one that kept coming up was to totally rest the affected area. Unfortunately, my hectic lifestyle precluded this and, though the ice packs and stretching did help, the condition was not getting any better. The a friend advised he had suffered from the same condition and used an elasticated strap, which puts pressure on the tendons, reducing their movement and therefore helping the condition repair itself. So, I invested in this product and can confirm that it has helped. Unfortunately, when it arrived there was no instruction sheet so I had to research the correct way to use it online. Most websites advise the strap should be positioned 10cm distal of (below) the elbow and this certainly seemed to work. By rotating the strap so the gel pads were directly over the affected tendon helped reduce the pain noticeably, though not completely. Initially, I was tempted to wear the strap very tightly in the assumption that the tighter it was the better it would work, however, I quickly discovered that this actually increased the discomfort and that the elasticity of the band alone gave me the best result (I presume this will be governed by the diameter of each individual's arm). After wearing the band for a few days (including overnight) I almost forgot it was there (I actually got into the shower wearing it and only realised after I'd turned the shower on!). I must stress at this point that I did rest the arm as much as possible while wearing the strap but, where I had no choice but to use it, the strap definitely seemed to help. Negatives: Definitely the lack of instructions. Also that, after a few days constant use, I found it irritated by skin so had to give my arm a break. This may just be my own reaction to the strap but, after constant use, the area under where it had been became quite itchy. The only other negative was that, occasionally, the strap would slip down my arm and need to be repositioned but this was only when I had been using the arm extensively. Positives: If you can't rest the area completely this should certainly help, though make sure you take the time to get the positioning and pressure level right. Once you're used to it, you should almost forget it's there. Also, the product seems well made and should last well.

Too small to be of any use to an adult.Maybe ok for very very thin arms.

A good item but it doesn't work sadly

I had an operation on my shoulder 14 months ago which involved, amongst other things, detaching a tendon. Since then the pain has been appalling and I have been taking a cocktail of painkillers on a daily basis. I remembered permanently curing myself of tennis elbow decades ago with this sort of support and bought this item to see if it would help. I removed the pressure pad and can report that the relief has been unbelievable. The very first night I slept right through without waking up in pain which sometimes would have me in tears it was so bad. I wear it 24/7 and it has become just about my favourite possession! After wearing it for 3 weeks or so, yesterday was the first day I took no pain relief and the only reason I'd continued that long was that I was having withdrawal symptoms so had to stop slowly. I'm about to buy a spare. I haven't told the consultant yet but whatever he says, I'm going to continue with it. I wish it came in a flesh colour though as that won't look so bad when I'm in short sleeves next summer.

Was getting pain in my thumb/hand and a physio said it was due to tendons/muscles in my forearm (Ohh Errr :) being damaged and some compression on these would help them heal. So I though I'd give this a go and it has worked (I was sceptical)I now wear it when I have to do a lot of writting, keyboard work as it stops me from straining the arm muscles. On bad days I even wear it while I sleep and thats when I feel most benefit the following day.Overall it has worked but unfortunately the quality isn't than great (the little gel cushion has come out of its cover and irrtates the skin if not in propery and the velcro sometimes cuts into the skin also so I now wear it over a shirt etc to stop it touching the skin