A retired pipefitter on eighteen months of walking a stubborn Lab with an arthritic left knee, and the cheap piece of gear he reaches for first.
Eighteen months, two washings a week, one arthritic left knee. What a plain slip-on compression sleeve actually does for a 63-year-old who just wants to keep walking the dog.
A retired pipefitter compares the Modvel compression sleeve he wears for daily walks with the heavier braced knee brace he keeps in his tackle bag.
A retired pipefitter's honest list: what the Modvel sleeve does for daily walks with his dog, and what it does not do.
A retired pipefitter on eighteen months of walking a stubborn Lab with an arthritic left knee, and the cheap piece of gear he reaches for first.
A plain-spoken guide from a retired pipefitter who uses a slip-on compression sleeve to keep his dog's two walks a day, and who knows exactly where the sleeve stops helping.
Eighteen months of twice-daily wear on an arthritic left knee. What the sleeve actually does, what it quietly does not do, and the one situation where it is the wrong tool entirely.
Eleven months, one dock wobble, and a lot of boat ramps later: what the DR. BRACE Elite actually did for an arthritic left knee, and what it did not.
A retired pipefitter compares the DR. BRACE Elite knee brace with the simple compression sleeve he keeps in his dresser drawer, and explains which one he uses for stairs, boat ramps, and the dog.
A retired pipefitter with osteoarthritis in his left knee on the eleven months that changed how he takes a flight of stairs, and the parts that did not help.
A retired pipefitter on the brace that lives in his tackle bag, the days it helps, and the days it does not.
A retired pipefitter's step-by-step for the two feet of air between the dock and the bow, plus the brace he wears for it and the parts it does not fix.
Eleven months of fishing days, boat ramps, and stair days with one brace in a tackle bag, and the parts the five star reviews leave out.
Carol bought it because she was tired of watching me ice a swollen knee with a bag of frozen peas. Fourteen months later, here is the honest version.
Gus Mattingly iced the same left knee with frozen peas, loose gel packs and a Vive wrap. Here is the honest comparison after fourteen months.
A retired pipefitter's case for retiring the frozen peas, ten reasons at a time.
Fourteen months of using the Vive knee ice pack wrap, cold after the walk and warm before it, from a retired pipefitter who is not a doctor and says so.
A retired pipefitter's routine for the puffy, stiff knee that shows up after a day on the water, plus the limits of what a cold wrap can do.
Fourteen months of daily use on an arthritic left knee, including the parts of the Vive wrap I do not care for.
Nine months in a recliner with a handheld unit and a knee that is not getting any younger. What it does, what it does not do, and who it fits.
A retired pipefitter with arthritis in his left knee compares the AUVON 24-mode TENS unit and a plain heating pad, and explains which one actually gets used more in his house.
Nine months of using the AUVON 24-mode unit in the recliner, a few nights a week, on a left knee with osteoarthritis. What it actually does for an evening, and what it does not.
Nine months with a TENS unit on the end table: what it does, what it does not do, and why my orthopedist was the one who brought it up.
A plain-spoken routine for a cranky left knee: get cleared, set up, place the pads around the kneecap, keep it gentle, and write down what happened.
Nine months with the AUVON, from pad placement to the settings I actually use, and the parts that did not help.
Two years of sleeping with a foam pillow between my knees, what it fixed, what it did not, and the three week stretch where I almost quit.
I slept with a bed pillow between my knees for a month, then with the Contour for two years. Here is the honest split, including the three things a plain pillow still does better.
Gus Mattingly spent two years sleeping with a foam pillow between his knees. Here is what it actually fixed, what it did not, and the things he tried first that were a waste of a night.
Gus Mattingly, a retired pipefitter with osteoarthritis in his left knee, on two years of sleeping with the Contour Legacy between his knees, the part of the night it fixed, and the part it did not.
Five steps that took me from waking at 3 a.m. to sleeping through, plus the places where the Contour pillow does not help at all.
A plain spoken look at the foam pillow Gus Mattingly has used every night for two years, including the parts that are not flattering.
Eighteen months, two washings a week, one arthritic left knee. What a plain slip-on compression sleeve actually does for a 63-year-old who just wants to keep walking the dog.
Eighteen months of twice-daily wear on an arthritic left knee. What the sleeve actually does, what it quietly does not do, and the one situation where it is the wrong tool entirely.
Eleven months, one dock wobble, and a lot of boat ramps later: what the DR. BRACE Elite actually did for an arthritic left knee, and what it did not.
Eleven months of fishing days, boat ramps, and stair days with one brace in a tackle bag, and the parts the five star reviews leave out.
Carol bought it because she was tired of watching me ice a swollen knee with a bag of frozen peas. Fourteen months later, here is the honest version.
Fourteen months of daily use on an arthritic left knee, including the parts of the Vive wrap I do not care for.
Nine months in a recliner with a handheld unit and a knee that is not getting any younger. What it does, what it does not do, and who it fits.
Nine months with the AUVON, from pad placement to the settings I actually use, and the parts that did not help.
Two years of sleeping with a foam pillow between my knees, what it fixed, what it did not, and the three week stretch where I almost quit.
A plain spoken look at the foam pillow Gus Mattingly has used every night for two years, including the parts that are not flattering.
