Vive Knee Ice Pack Wrap - Cold/Hot Gel Compression Brace - Heat Support Strap for Arthritis Pain, Tendonitis, ACL, Athletic Injury, Osteoarthritis, Women, Men, Running, Meniscus and Patella Surgery

This is the best ice pack I've ever owned! I recently had knee replacement surgery and this is a life saver during my rehabilitation. The ice covers the entire knee joint front and back and you can tighten the velcro straps to get maximum contact with the ice packs. You can move around and not worry the ice pack will fall out of place. Worth every penny.

This is the best knee icing system for the price point that I have tried. I have congenital chondromalacia patellae. My knees have been "bad" since I was a child. Multiple knee surgeries and injuries have left me with a lot of swelling from normal activities, and my knees creak so loudly that my family can hear me coming. I require regular icing, and I need something that can stay secured if I am moving around. This product provides that. The fasteners are strong, and the four-point attachment allows for easy adjustments for comfort. There are three removable ice packs, two vertical to run on either side of the patella, and one horizontal to wrap around the sides and back on the knee. This does impede movement—walking up stairs or bending the leg to tuck in under a table can be awkward. Regular walking is easy enough. Compression is possible with the adjustable nature of the straps. You can vary the strength of how tightly it hugs from top to bottom. I am plus-sized, with a 13 inch measurement at the upper part of my knee/lower part of my thigh. Lots of knee braces hit me too tightly at the thigh and restrict blood-flow. This is adjustable enough to be comfortable! Major, major advantage for me. For small folks, this might actually prove too big to be comfortable because of the length of the posterior ice pack. The provided measurements were accurate for me. The ice packs are awkward to try and insert into the brace pockets when fully frozen, so I freeze the whole brace at one time. The thickness of the ice packs makes for a good 20 minute cold-front against hot and swelling skin, which is right around the perfect amount for recommended icing times.

Bought for my husband post TKR. He absolutely loves it! Noted that some reviews suggest ice packs are sometimes difficult to insert or remove. We simply put entire brace in freezer. He says cooling is immediate, both in front and in back of knee, very easy to put on and cools for a long time. I'm so happy to have found this!

This is so much better than another ice pack I purchased called Reviv. The Vive Knee Ice pack fabric is so much softer and it is washable with removable ice packs. Also, this is a full wrap around knee ice pack. I have issues on the back of my knee so I appreciate a full wrap. The quality is a nice fabric, not like the plastic feel of the Reviv brand. I will update my review once my packs are frozen (2 hours).

Good overall coverage. I would give it 5 stars if the gel packs were more flexible as they are fairly stiff in the brace. It does remain cold for 15-20. I wish it stayed very cold for a full 20 minutes but it still works well and the location of ice packs is where I need them. Instead of buying extra packs I bought another complete set. It was a few dollars more than just buying additional ice packs. This way I can place whole wrap in freezer and don’t have to mess with taking gel packs in and out of the sleeves, which will eventually break down the material and gel packs.