Original Orient Adventures

In this series of posts I’m just going to be talking about the products i have tried for my chronic back and sciatic pain. Todays topic is about a leg/knee support device and how it works to if it works.
The item i purchased is the BEACTIVE Plus Acupressure System – Sciatica Pain Relief Brace For Sciatic Nerve Pain, Lower Back, & Hip- Knee Brace With Pressure Pad Targeted Compression. it is a device that goes just under the knee and straps around the leg giving the pressure to compress and relieve some pain and it has a acupuncture press that presses against a nerve area and deadens the nerve pain a bit.

Now i was skeptical about it actually working how can a brace under the knee help relieve pain on your back? well this is the thing acupuncture is interesting how if the nerve is numbed out or the signal is stoped from sending all the way down the leg and back up it actually relieves the pain a bit making the day more manageable. Does it get rid of the pain? Short answer no it does not get rid of it but it does make it hurt less. their is a pressure point right next to your outer knee and if pressed with constant pressure it will disrupt the nerve sensation enough.

After i purchased this item i wore both braces every day on each leg for the while to help with my chronic pain and it did help but as soon as the braces were taken off the pain would come back so like i said in the earlier post it is like a bandaid helps in use does not help after removed.

the problem with this is after a while the fabric stretches and even the plastic loops can break. this happened to mine and i went and purchased some metal loops to replace the plastic and keep using it. At the moment i have not used them as they are really worn and i don’t think they can apply right amount of pressure i was thinking about getting some knew ones that have better durability.

My rating is a 4 out of 5 in usability and 3 out of 5 for durability after long and consistent use.

Have you tried this before?
What are your thoughts on this type of device?