Aircast Pneumatic Armband: Tennis/Golfers Elbow Support Strap, Beige

This brace allowed me to go from constantly popping painkillers to needing none at all. I've tried a couple other braces, but I think the reason this works so well for me is that the material does not stretch. The support is firm, and while it seems cheaply made, it's comfortable and effective. Strenuous activity wasn't the cause of my tendonitis - apparently it's the strain of my hand position from using a keyboard and mouse eight hours a day - but this brace allows me to practice yoga with no discomfort. I'm not sure how it would hold up to heavier, more active use.I haven't had any problems with the air cell leaking or deflating like other reviews have mentioned, but I can see how easily it might happen. If there were somewhere to get replacement air cells, I'd probably buy an extra to have on hand just in case.

I have struggled for months with my arm. Over time it has become painful to use a computer mouse, type on a keyboard and eventually perform activities with my arm. I visited my physician who provided me with a Pneumatic Aircast Tennis Elbow Support.Although the doctor explained how to wear it, he did not explain what caused my problem (I no longer play tennis).After careful research, I found that there are several important muscles that run from the hand to the upper arm and shoulder. Three are especially important for me:The Extensor carpus radialis longus which attaches to the index finger and "controls bending of the wrist towards the thumb as well as bending the wrist back";The Extensor carpi radialis brevis which attaches to the middle finger and also "controls the raising of the wrist";The Extensor carpi ulnarus which attaches to the 5th finger and is used to "cock the wrist outwards, for example reaching for a far away key on a keyboard".These three muscles run along the thumb side of the forearm. Strain on these muscles can effect use of the hand and shoulder. Under strain the result is pain.To relieve the problem, I place the pneumatic air cell directly on the three muscles and pull the strap tight. The pressure somehow relieves strain on those muscles and temporarily solves the problem. With the brace in place I am able to use my arm again.I found this cast on Amazon. It is the same product that I obtained at the doctors office, but is much cheaper online. I bought a second one as a backup. I highly recommend this product.

Very well and thank you

This brace LOOKS like one I had long ago, but it doesn't FUNCTION like the old one at all. If it's tight enough to stay in place under winter clothing, it cuts off circulation. When worn with normal pressure that's enough to relieve tennis elbow pain, it slips and slides around under a jacket as you play. Eventually, it ended completely upside down and lower down my arm than where I had applied it originally. No way could I wear it over clothing. It needs to go next to the skin to work right.The air pillow falls out easily and then the place reserved for it shuts itself down completely with very strong velcro making it very difficult to put the pillow back in. Certainly it's not do-able during any athletic competition when you have very limited time between points/games/sets. It's not apparent why that spot would be velcro since the velcro has no effect when the pillow is in place, unless some people use it without the pillow? In the end when it fell apart a half hour into a match, I had to just toss it all in my bag and move on.As many other reviewers note, it has a strange plastic flange that seems to serve no purpose other than to irritate and pinch the skin when you tighten down the brace. Possibly that plastic piece contributed to the slipping and sliding.

When I finally ordered it and put it on, I wished I'd have ordered it sooner. Great pain relief.

Once in a while I have a problem with the muscle around my elbow. This gives me the support to ease the pain

Does this splint help with either golfers' or tennis elbow tendinitis? Probably. In theory it will position just as well over either tendon of either arm. I can see the potential for it to help a lot of people. The stitching was fine, the air pillow was inflated, etc.The problem I had--and the reason for my down-grading--is that I have really skinny arms, maybe just a hair over 8", below the elbow, where this band would be used. Apparently this is functionally below the limits of "one size fits most". Without any appreciable compression at all, I've already extended the velcro tab past the section where it can adhere. By the time I have actual compression? Not a chance of sticking to anything. So I can't wear the thing as anything more than a sort of decorative, medical-beige arm band. Tres chic, no? I really wish the listing had been more specific about its size range, so that those of us who aren't "most" could keep searching elsewhere.My advice? Measure your forearm first, at it's meatiest part, just below the elbow. If your forearm is skinnier than 8.5", you probably will not benefit much from this purchase, so don't get it unless you're desperate and have money to burn. (Who knows, maybe there's some variation, from one band to another, in the manufacturing, and some bands will be a smidge shorter--maybe you'll be the lucky one to win that straw-pull.) On the bright side? It was relatively inexpensive, in the realm of arm splints and braces.

If you have tennis elbow definitely use this. It has greatly reduced the pain for me.