Knee Sleeve or compression pants recommendations?

[whambat]

Any experience with CEP brand?

I got a couple pairs a few years ago because I had a good discount. They are decent long underwear but do very little for compression. They fit well under my ACL braces so I still use them. I use Ossur CTI braces on both knees and have no knee pain even though I recently found I don’t have an ACL anymore on my repaired right knee. I’m tempted to try those Donjoy’s off Amazon that Joey posted. They look maybe more comfortable, but I really don’t notice the CTIs until I get done skiing for the day. I generally wear them under track pants so I can remove the braces easily and then just have track pants to wear after skiing and shed the ski pants. After my experience without having an ACL currently and having 4 knee surgeries over the years, I highly recommend not having ACL surgery. Strength training and mobility work plus a brace is far better than losing a year to recovery especially since a repaired knee can easily fail anyway. I don’t use a brace for any other sport.

[milestogo]

Quick update. Nothing seemed to be working compression-wise, so yesterday I tried the Genutrain S which has rigid plastic stabilizers on the sides. That worked--relieved most of the pain by keeping everything in line. MRI in a couple weeks to see if there is anything significant that can be addressed (meniscus, tears, etc), then perhaps some HA shots. It's a journey...

[ticketchecker]

^^ thanks for bumping this miles, just read through all the suggestions and I may give the Genutrain A3 a shot

[milestogo]

I tried the regular Genutrain and then the A3 version. Didn't seem too different to me, but ymmv. Good luck!

[Tony911]

I agree.I tried both and kept the genutrain, I didnt feel much difference in the A3 to justify its almost double cost.

[ticketchecker]

There's a bunch of them as you know, you talking about the $99 one?

[milestogo]

Yes. Supposedly there is some extra "arthritis" pad in the A3, but I didn't notice it being any better than the regular Genutrain (same as Tony911).

[ticketchecker]

thanks mang, gonna use my HSA card but no need to waste a hundo