Over time the challenges with my knees have increased, Father Time and a lot of mileage from sports. My right knee has a deformed ACL from a soccer injury, that was not correctly diagnosed at the time due to the medical technology available and was not able to heal properly. I have also had several torn meniscus episodes in this knee too. I did not choose to have any operations on the knee, just gave up all running & playing any sports. I try to stay active by walking, as running is not possible because of knee stability challenges. I have found that this Phiten firm Metax knee support really assists with knee stability with my right knee when walking. I try to walk about 5 miles 2 to 3 times a week. With this brace, my worries about buckling or hurting my knee are minimized.
Also, what I like is that I can hand wash this brace to help keep it clean on a regular basis.