BioSkin Knee Skin Compression Knee Support
Providing gentle compression to key areas of the knee, the BioSkin Knee Skin Compression Knee Support is an excellent lightweight brace that irons out persistent knee pain. Available either with or without straps depending on the severity of your condition, this comfortable sleeve offers effective pain-relief and high wearer comfort.
What's Included?
Please note that this knee support can be worn on either the left or right leg.
Which Size Knee Support Is Right for Me?
In order to select the perfect knee support size for you, we recommend measuring the circumference of your leg approximately 18cm above your knee and the circumference of the area 15cm directly below the knee, as demonstrated in the image below.
Once you have this measurement, please consult our sizing chart beneath with your measurements.
| Size | 18cm Above Knee Circ. | 15cm Below Knee Circ. |
| Extra Small | 41 - 46cm | 30 - 34m |
| Small | 46 - 51cm | 34 - 38cm |
| Medium | 51 - 56cm | 38 - 42cm |
| Large | 56 - 64cm | 42 - 47cm |
| Extra Large | 64 - 17cm | 47 - 53cm |
| XX-Large | 71 - 81cm | 53 - 61cm |
Our Sizing Tips
- If the two measurements don't match up, we recommend choosing the larger size for greater comfort during use
- If you are concerned about tightness, we recommend selecting a size up from the one your measurements recommend
- If you do not own a tape measure, you can take your measurements with a piece of string, then measure the string with a ruler
- Please take into account any joint swelling before buying, as this could mean you need a larger size
What Conditions Can I Use the BioSkin Knee Support For?
The BioSkin Knee Support is designed to alleviate knee pain and improve the rate of recovery while allowing you to get active again. It is supplied with or without a strap, depending on your injury:
- Without Knee Straps:
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Chondromalacia Patella
- Medial or Lateral Patella Subluxation
- Medial or Lateral Patella Tracking
- Patellofemoral pain
- With Knee Straps:
- Early Osteoarthritis
- Inflammation
- LCL Sprains
- MCL Sprains
- Meniscal Cartilage Tears / Repairs
- Mild Sprains & Instabilities
- Patella Tendonitis
Why Buy the BioSkin Standard Knee Support?
- Reduce Pain: Stabilises the knee joint to relieve pain
- Enhance Recovery: Prevents patella movement to improve recovery rate
- Improve Circulation: Compresses the knee to improve circulation
- Get Active: Allows you to move efficiently thanks to improves balance
- Easy-Fit: Simple to fit by moving up the leg to the patella
- Comfort: Lightweight sleeve is unobtrusive to wear
- Ambidextrous: Will fit either leg for ease of use
- Versatile: Suitable for wearing during activities and sport
- Skin Health: Hypoallergenic material is friendly to the skin
How Tight Is the BioSkin Standard Knee Support?
Designed to provide compression and a tight, therapeutic fit, the BioSkin Standard Knee Support compresses all the ligaments, tendons and muscles surrounding the knee to prevent instability and failure. Due to it's tight fitting nature, we recommend selecting a size larger than our chart indicates if you are concerned about tightness.
What Is the Benefit of a Tight Fitting Brace?
Unless you have a condition that makes compression dangerous, your brace should fit nice and tight and provide the necessary compression required to accelerate blood flow and rehabilitation. Compression increases blood flow to a specific area, meaning wearing a brace will rapidly increase your rate of recovery.
What Does a Correctly Fitted Bioskin Standard Knee Support Feel Like?
If you've correctly followed our sizing guidelines, you should feel a gentle level of compression at the top and bottom of your knee. Your patella should be showing through the hole at the centre of the support, allowing you to adjust the strap tightness until comfortable.
How To Correctly Fit Your BioSkin Standard Knee Brace
In order to correctly apply your knee support, please follow the instructions below.
- Loosen both Velcro straps
- Put your foot and leg through the brace hole and pull it up to the knee area
- Ensure your knee cap is placed in the exposed hole at the centre of the brace
- Tighten both straps until comfortable, adjusting the placement of the brace where necessary
How Do I Fit the BioSkin Support for Knee Pain?
As detailed above, The BioSkin Support is designed to be easy to fit. If you're after a set of visual instructions, please view the video below:
Should I Buy the Standard Knee Support With or Without Straps?
The BioSkin Knee Support is supplied either with or without straps. Whether you choose straps or not depends on the severity of the injury. For less serious injuries such as knee pain and knee strains, then strapless is fine, however for more serious injuries such as osteoarthritis, then we would recommend choosing straps.
Where Can I Use the BioSkin Knee Support?
The BioSkin Knee Support can be used either at home, while playing sport or while out and about. The brace is designed to get you moving again, so for anyone who is stuck indoors with their knee injury this brace should be ideal. Please note that the support is not suitable for use in water.
Use the Knee Brace During Activities Such as Sport or Gardening
How Does the Knee Support Enhance Recovery?
The support provides excellent compression to your knee. By improving circulation around the knee, the natural healing processes are accelerated. The support also prevents any unwanted patella movement, which ensures that the knee doesn't slip into risky positions that may cause further harm.
How Does the BioSkin Support Reduce Pain?
During recovery, stability is a crucial towards relieving pain. The BioSkin Brace offers lightweight stability to the knee joint, allowing the knee to function more efficiently and naturally, which will help reduce the pain associated with many knee conditions.
How Comfortable Is the BioSkin Knee Support?
It is designed using Ultima material that is strong and tight, providing medical grade compression. This material also has breathable and lightweight properties, helping to improve comfort during use. The fit is also secure because it uses stabilising straps above and below to reduce discomfort.
Washing Instructions
To wash your BioSkin Brace please follow the below instructions:
- Hand wash in cold water
- Hang to dry
- Do not machine wash
- Do not tumble dry
