North American Health + Wellness Healthcare JB5462 Air Compression Leg Wrap, Blue, 2 Count

If you have ever been to physical therapy and had them use a Game Ready on you, this is like a poor man's version of a Game Ready (without water). There are some pros and cons, and you need to have appropriate expectations. Let's start with the pros: -These are far less expensive than Game Ready or other pneumatic compression devices. -You can target specific areas for compression. Foot, Leg, Arm, Calf, Ankle - You can zip/unzip the leg sleeves to give inflation just where you want it. - You can leave the device hooked up so that it's very easy to just slide your leg back into it when you want to use it again. (Doing away with the "It's clumsy" complaint.) - You can use the boots or thigh/arm pieces one at a time. Just be aware that everything inflates whether or not you use it. Doesn't matter if it inflates. Just leave it to the side if you don't want that piece on you. And the cons: - It is impossible to tell how much inflation you're getting from the product, because the controller only has up and down buttons. It doesn't give any indication where you're starting (at the high end? at the low end? in the middle? Who knows?) - In my opinion, the inflation goes quite high. As a warning, if you wear both boots and the thigh pieces (as shown on the box), you will shoot your blood pressure through the roof! I know, because I wore my blood pressure monitor. (I've ruptured an artery before, so I wasn't taking chances.) My BP went sky high! I talked this through with my doctor, and she recommended just wearing one boot at a time. That's worked fine. So, if you have blood pressure issues, you may want to consider wearing one boot at a time. - All tubes must be hooked up for even one piece to work. Therefore, if you want to use even one piece of the device, everything else has to hang off of you and inflate. I don't find this to be a big deal. You have to sit down anyway, so I just shove it off to the side. Just something to note. - The boot tops are just a little narrow, but you can zip them down just a bit if necessary. - Any holes in any hoses will cause the whole system to fail. The device works as an entire unit, so any failure/leak in any piece will cause the whole thing to fail. Mine has no problems, but if you prick any chamber or hose, just know that the whole thing will have a problem. However, I would just like to say this - Duct Tape. :D You can fix it with duct tape. Managing expectations: - This device offers graduated compression. I don't know if I would call it "massage." So, if you're looking for something that feels like hands massaging you, I think this is not your item. - I use it because I have Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome which causes the blood to pool in my feet. These boots help with that problem. I saw another reviewer talk about Lymphedema (fluid build up) , so I think that these are the kinds of things I see being helped with this product. I've also used it on my hands/wrists for the same reason. I also imagine that it will help with wound healing where there is swelling, as long as there is not so much compression as to open a wound (and I think you'd need to be REALLY careful and consult a doctor about that). In summary - Since I've purchased these, walking has been far less painful for me. They've been a real help, and I'm so glad to have found an affordable choice. I thought they were very intuitive, but I do have experience in using something similar at physical therapy. They arrived quickly, and in good working order.

1. This product does not account for the size of your leg. Your leg may fit inside the product just fine, but it does not have a sensor to know how hard it is squeezing you. 2. The "Down" button is meant to account for this. You should be able to adjust the compression. My down button made the unit squeeze harder 3. It is possible to have complete vascular tourniquet from this item, as I experienced. If you are not familiar with vascular collapse, you can lose your digits within a matter of minutes, and damage to your vascular system even sooner. 4. It does not let out enough air to allow complete recirculation of blood, it only lessens a bit, then pumps back up. My system was letting out less air than it was pumping up each time. You can imagine the marks I have from the zippers. 5. Plastic, plastic, plastic. 6. The max listed on the box for the thigh is 20 something inches (not in product description), and there is not an option to not use the thigh ones. If your legs are too big, you might try sliding them down and this is not the sort of activity your knee tendons need! This product could also be very dangerous if you were to fall asleep with it on, or put in on an invalid. To be safe, you should check the capillary refill in your big toe by pressing on the toenail and releasing. Blood should immediately fill back into the area. If you are not awake or able to do that every 15 minutes or so, this can indeed by a life changing product in a bad way. I do not like how this operates and is glitchy. I'm not taking the risk.

I'm not sure what other people are trying to use these for but in my case it was for swelling in my ankles and calf's. This product though it makes no medical claims, is similar in function to a pair I had in the hospital. I found they worked very well for me and brought the swelling down to normal after just a few uses. Yes they are plastic and can therefor become hot and sticky after use. This is easily fixed with a little talcum powder or thin knee length socks. They are a little cumbersome to put on and I usually have my wife help me. As for fit I ware a size 10.5 shoe (mens) and my calf is about 18 inches, and there is still a little room left, but if you're much bigger than that these probable won't fit. There are more expensive ones on the market but for the price I found these worked very well for me.

I was looking for something to help with the constant pain in my legs, knee and feet caused by Arthritis, thyroid disease and restless legs syndrome. It’s a little cumbersome to use. You have to really work to attach the pieces together, so they fit properly. However, it does seem to work. It squeezes your legs thighs and the top part of your feet, by expanding and contracting air through the tubes that attached to the pieces. so it feels like a massage. It can squeeze kind of hard, but you can control it. I like it. I prefer the tubes would attach more quickly and easily, but it’s not that big of a deal. The price was great. I saw the same product in a catalog for $79.