Foot & Ankle Brace Compression Sleeve Socks — Sprained Ankle, Tendonitis & Arthritis Support, Men & Women

I have been wearing straps with velcro around my feet at home to mend my Achilles tendons after blowing them out last summer while weed whacking on the hill in front of my house. Those pressure straps have gotten the huge marble-size hard bumps down by over half. And, they feel better. But… the straps will not fit in my shoes so went looking for something I could wear while out in the world. Hence these compression sleeve socks. I was out all today walking around, then sitting too long and driving the car; it's a stick shift. Usually by the time I get home I need to put my feet in ice boots to ease the swelling and then put the straps on again. Not today, baby! My feet feel like there is not a tendon problem at all. I feel like I could spin on ice or dance across the floor, or just simply go up and down the stairs without pain. I am amazed and terribly delighted. As you can see in the photos, I do wear socks over them, because my feet get cold, here in Maine. I love this pair of compression socks and I am going to order 3 more pair. If anything changes for better or worse, I will update this review. But I'm thinking that being able to keep my feet happy all day, not just when I'm home, those hard bumps on my tendons are going to disappear completely in a month or two at the most. The compression sock will allow me heal instead of ticking the tendons off, daily.

I was really pleasantly surprised by how well this worked for me. I rolled my ankle about 4 weeks out from a 7k that I'd been training really hard for. Took a week off, tried to run, and had to stop 5 minutes in. I put this sleeve on about 10 minutes later and was able to run triple the distance before stopping, finding most of my pain had been reduced. I've been wearing this brace on all my runs ever since and PR'd on my race this past Sunday. I'm not saying this is a fix. My advice? Listen to your body and take breaks/rest where needed. I started by wearing the brace all my waking hours for a week, then just my working and exercise hours, then just when exercising. I'll continue to wear it until my ankle heals, and maybe even after because it keeps it stable. It is a TAD tight. Which is mainly why I stopped wearing it long hours. It easily stretches over my entire foot and up to my calf. But it is extremely comfortable and easy to run with, and provides incredible support for how light and unimpeding it is. Much better than a laced brace, I've found.

I ordered a size medium based on their size chart (my foot/ankle circumference is 30.5 cm), and it fits great. There's enough room for me to wear a sock under for comfort, but it's still thin/formfitting enough to fit inside my running shoe, and tight enough to provide light support.