Customer Reviews

Pro Band Sports BandIT XM Arm Band, Black

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4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
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This product would have been great, except for the use of unpadded velcro. Velcro all by itself has sharp, rough edges. Wrap some around any soft area on the body and tighten it down. Don't even have to tighten it a lot, a little will do. OK, now leave it for a half hour or more (your tolerance may vary). Eventually you will know you have velcro strapping on your arm, as it attempts to cut into your flesh. It won't cut, but that nice, thin, rough edge will become rather uncomfortable after a while.

The idea is great in my opinion. I've had luck with magnets for other aches & pains, and I liked how the main pad was built and how it dampened the tendon flex. The other pad has a tendency to rest on the inside of your arm and not allow total flexing of your arm.

I'm sending mine back. Traded discomfort and annoyance for some pain remediation. Not worth it. Going to look for something else.

Oh, by the way. If you buy this, or anything for that matter, from "Pro Therapy Supplies" they WILL charge you a 10% restocking fee and their cost to ship the product(s) to you, if you decide to return the item.

Diagnosed with a slightly torn tendon I was looking for a support that would allow me to continue playing as a drummer as well as golf on a weekly basis. I've tried a variety of straps but none of them provided the needed relief. This product definitely does the trick. It's easy to put on and wear, in fact you can leave it on all day without any discomfort. The only issue I have with it is that if you're in hot/humid conditions the pads tend to get very wet, something that can be remedied by placing a small cloth under the pads. Other than that it works wonderfully.

Product is adequate, and does seem to draw heat/blood to the area. However, wearing as loose as possible without it moving around as instructions suggest offers no benefit. Tighter and it is like a tournique. I have been unable to find a comfortable compromise. I would try a gel base product for compression without cutting circulation.

I bought this after loading/moving several hundred square-bales of hay for the horses. I could nearly lift and rotate inwards my arm after all this ... using the BandIt device relieves most, but not all, the pain when I am forced to use the same motions again .. over about ten days, the pain subsided enough and I didn't need the BandIT-XM any longer. ... for example. it was nearly impossible to sit at the computer and even lay my right arm on the desk .. but with that clever BandIT, I could lay the arm there .. yes, there was still some pain , but I was able to manage it for twenty minutes without moving the arm back down .... whereas before the BandIT, I simply wasn't possible to lay the arm up there.

Make sure you use it below the elbow-crease in the arm .. and don't tighten it up so much that oyu are in pain form that. "Fairly" tight works. Take it off every so often. I did about once an hour for ten minutes. Don't leave it on over-night or when sleeping. But that makes sense, doesn't it?

Careful who you order it from. I tried some other Amazon seller and, after a month, it was not here. Then I tried " The Therapy Connection at HPMS, Inc." and it arrived in three days.

This is by far the best product of its type. The model w/o the magnets is fine also, but I bought this because of the black color. The gold trim is a little bling-ish, but can be removed with a little nail polish remover (acetone) and a Q-tip. Excellent durability and washability along with non-constricting pressure in the right place - not a total tournaquet(yea, spell-check it!) like the others!!

This is a very high quality tennis elbow support device. Buy this if you you are going to get a Band-it. Their lower end elbow supporter will break if you tighten it down and flex you forearm muscle.

This won't fix your tennis elbow like magic, but it will help prevent further injury and give your elbow a chance to heal.

I had horrible pain on my inner elbow (golfers elbow)from doing tons of pullups in my workouts. I tried several different products from sports stores, but I got no relief from the pain and when I tried to make it tighter to work better it just cut off my circulation. In desparation I got this product from Amazon for about $26 and got it in three days. I immediately noticed relief. I'm not a big believer in the magnets, but whatever it is, it works! I can tighten it and it still allows bloodflow.

I have used the other bands with the air bubble in it but this one is tougher, lasts longer and presses down better.

my pain cleared up over the first couple of days (after suffering for 2 months) of using this.

it has now been 3 months since i first got this and the pain does sometimes try to come back but i just put the arm band back on (intermitently) for a day and the pain goes away again

may not be pretty or even comfortable over long periods of wear - but it did what was promised, and gave me relief from the pain

I first learned of the BandIT when I saw a court reporter wearing a pair when I was on a jury. After the trial I asked her about it and she said that she swore by it as did all the other court reporters in the building. Good enough for me! I got a pair and loved them. I never knew wrist pain could be caused by tendons in the upper forearm, but after wearing them for a while I was convinced. They literally saved me from carpal tunnel surgery and I would recommend them without hesitation. They feel very comfortable, the velcro is strong and secure, and they saved me a truckload of money on medical bills.