BeActive Plus Acupressure System - Sciatica Pain Relief Brace For Sciatic Nerve Pain, Lower Back, & Hip - Be Active Plus Knee Brace With Pressure Pad Targeted Compression For Sciatica Relief - Unisex

The ONLY reason I bought this item as seen on TV is because it is FDA approved as a medical device. Without that confirmation of efficacy, I would not have touched it. In general, this product worked about as well as I expected it to. The pain relief it provides is not magical, but it does provide some relief, enough to allow me to walk and stand more comfortably and to walk greater distances than I currently feel able to without it. I dont wear it most of the time because I figure I need to get used to doing things through the pain as much as possible. I try not to wear this for more than a couple of hours at most. My leg does get sweaty when I wear it. Ive had it for about five days now. The Velcro is secure and allows me to get a secure, snug fit. Overall, Im quite pleased with this knee brace; it does help.

I was finding it hard to sleep at night due to my painful sciatic. This has let me sleep through the night pain free. The directions state to use only a few hours but I use it overnight. I only wish it came in a smaller size. It’s a little large and slides around.

my mom has terrible, sciatic pain throughout her hip and leg after wearing these, she noticed a considerable difference and was able to sleep more comfortably

I have suffered attacks of sciatica that were horribly debilitating. At times when my right thigh cramped so severely that I was stopped from walking in midstride, I have had success in reanimating myself by knuckle-punching the uncooperative muscle. Having watched a lot of Kung Fu movies this put me in mind of nerve strikes based on acupressure, which is apparently the rational basis of this device. While I am not qualified as anything, I do have some books on the subject (which are now prohibitively expensive for some reason) and I have learned that the bladder meridian of the bodys chi flow runs through the leg where this item is fastened. Directly behind the knee is the point called Zhibian, which is used to treat sciatica among other things. The disc in the brace sits closer to a point called Heyang, at the high end of the bulk of the calf, which is pressed to alleviate numbness of lower extremities, and certain irrelevant conditions. As you might have guessed, any effect from activating these nodes could be achieved by hand without this product. In my experience the tightness of the band is uniform and doesnt specifically stimulate anything. When I wear it, pain remains in my lower back and hip. There may be a reduction in cramping, but my current episode is fortunately waning, so Im not sure how to attribute the cause of that. To the claim that this remedys design is inspired by science, my guess is that any empirical data which backs it was filtered through concepts of body energy and Yin/Yang. If those ideas in turn are objective realities or not, is your call. I could be completely wrong about the reasoning behind it, but the instructions are vague and the photographic examples of its usage are brightly generic, so Im forced to speculate as such. You know if you have sciatica that any relief is welcome, so considering all options is necessary. I can only judge this one with a resounding Maybe.

I am facing surgery to place a spinal stimulator in my spine to help with severe, chronic pain in my legs. My Mom got this and had me try it. I am amazed! It make it bearable until I can get the proceedure, but that could be a month from now. I could hardly walk this morning, but I put these on an d was able to get through the day. BUY IT!

This may be the best thing I ever bought. Was using a cream for pain. Put on this velcro strap and my pain stooped almost immediately. Trust me, folks, Just give it a try. Its worth the money. Paul Meredith Vienna, OH.

I love this product it works really well I recommend it to anyone. I also like to know how some products take so long to deliver?

A very beneficial device to control sciatic nerve pain.

I like that it was adjustable to place on my leg. It fits just fine but I found the round support area doesnt apply as much pressure as I would prefer but I think that is because of the type of pain/injury I have. I have Lumbar Spondylosis so from time to time I have pain from my lower back to my right hip all they way down to my lower right ankle. Sometimes I feel good wearing the brace but the more I move around, it doesnt seem to help me at all but again I think it is because of my type of injury. I would suggest you try it for yourself to get the feel more personally and see if it helps you feel better.

I was desperate the pain was impacting ever aspect of my life. I could barely walk . I thought what the heck probably voodoo magic as so many things are now a days. But as soon as i put it on i felt relief. Went from a 8 to a 2-3. I could walk on treadmill and complete a workout without stopping. Worth buying . Ill edit in a month to see how it goes… so far very surprised. My husband said he could see the pain fade from my face…