y daily life I forget I'm healing from an injury, because this brace is so supportive. I need the compression whenever I'm putting weight on the ankle, because my ligaments are not yet healed - they snap and pop when not wearing the brace, but do NOT while wearing the brace. Great compression without being uncomfortable. A note: I have a very high instep so I need to adjust the laces to be looser at the bottom, otherwise I'd have bruising at the top of my foot like others have experienced. No need to crank the laces over all parts of the foot, do what you need to. Also, straps go on better if you do the left one first, then the right. Highly recommended.

and figure-8 strap system keeps everything in place but doesn't limit my mobility at all. I'm a smaller guy on the court 5'11", 185 lb guard so I need to move quickly in order to succeed. The braces allow me mobility and most importantly, confidence, to play all out. About once a year I might come down on my ankle, roll it or land awkwardly, but with these braces on I have never suffered any ankle injury of significance. Takes a minute to get on, lace up, strap up, etc. but well worth it. I play 3-4 times/per week and let these braces air-dry after each use. These can be hand-washed but I throw them in the regular washing machine every other week (Do Not put these in the dryer) and they last me a good 8-9 months before they start to fray at the same spot, along the bottom of the foot near the heel.

Fits great in his soccer cleats which are low cut by design. No issues with reduced mobility. Unfortunately it doesn't fit in his basketball high tops. But that is because he has the newer style "sock" shoe with Velcro "lacing". The "sock" design doesn't allow the top of the shoe to be loosened because it is one solid piece around the circumferene. I am sure if he had lace up high tops it would fit in this just fine.

Really happy with the purchase. Buying another for him to support his other ankle from a past sprain and another for myself due to a resent ankle injury. He wears a size 9 shoe and the medium fits great. I will order a large for myself; I wear a size 12 shoe.

or rolled my ankle again.

Your ankle is completely secured. This product is well designed. The straps are not complicated at all. It creates a tight snug fit so you will have to wrestle it on and off, but I think that speak to the level of how secure they make your ankle.

The profile of the brace is not bulky at all. Fits foot like a glove and slips into your shoe with no problem.

I highly recommend. I looked at every brand. There is a reason McDavid is a respected ankle brace brand.

s as I never know when my ankle will just decide to tweak and give out when I hit a small rock, or crack or hole, throwing the bottom of my foot off-balance and causing it to give out, thus causing injury.

I lost a McDavid 195 ankle brace I bought before so I to decided to buy this 199 model. I was real happy with the one I lost but it did not have the wrap around Velcro straps. I went out running in the 199 for the first time yesterday. The 195 held up beautifully and I found it to be the best supporting ankle brace I had ever owned.

Pros - Comfort: I found this brace to be a better fit inside my shoe. It is hinner and the slick material out of which it is made allows it to slide into the shoe with no issues.

Support: I felt very supported and very confident while running that I was not going to injure my ankle.

Con - The only negative I see is that lacing and strapping it up can be a challenge as the Velcro of course wants to stick to everything; the laces, the floor, your shoe... but it would not keep my from buying it again as I buy a brace for the Pros I mentioned above.

and having level 1-3 tendon tears in my ankles from those years past, I used to have two of these back then but lost them when I moved out of my parents house way back when. I can say that this is by far a great brace because the fit is snug and during my most recent injury my ankle has pain in the front that gives me pain when I'm on my feet for too long or walking a lot (live in a metropolitan city so I do a lot of walking). Since using this brace it has mitigated that pain because it is snug enough that it isolates where my pain is and allows me to walk normally and without a limp.

Comfort wise the brace is snug. I usually run a 9.5-10 shoe and in my walking shoes it fits fairly well an 8/10 fit, in my dress shoes for work it fits very good 10/10 but I do need to use a shoe horn to slip into my shoes. I ordered a medium in this case.

Practical usage of the brace when I'm walking home or to work it gives me maximum comfort and helps me forget that my ankle even hurts. When I'm training I don't feel any pain either but I'm not lifting with as heavy weights until I heal up. The support given in my opinion is around the 9-10/10 mark just because of the isolation during walking motions and the stability offered on the sides. When I'm on the bus standing up I can balance myself if there's weird motions as opposed to hopping about looking to grab onto something for support, and I can also jump 2 stairs at a time without worrying about pain from stressing it in different motions.

As far as putting the brace on or taking it off it is fairly straight forward. The side bands that form a figure 6 (I think it's mentioned in the description) help to provide that motion stability I mentioned previously, and the top bands that secure around the laces are all straightforward in attaching and removing. The laces and brace itself does run slightly tighter and more snug than any other brace, so you'll need to spend some additional time with that portion of it. If you have swelling then this could be good for mitigating the swelling (not a doctor or health professional) but if you're pain adverse then I'd exercise caution just because of how snug the brace can be.

Overall 5 stars because I'm familiar with the product and it does as advertised and it is not a cheaply built neoprene sleeve.