Q. I occasionally get ankle inversion during running. Do I need to wear a support or not?

The supports are intended not only for recovery but also for prevention of injury. An ankle sprain occurs when you are in unexpected situations such as bumping into other people or after jumping. So, we recommend that you use the product for prevention even if you don’t get injured.

Also, it is not recommended to use support during light exercise such as stretching.

To prevent ankle inversion, the A1 is our recommendation If you feel too strong support by the A1, please try the A1 Short or the Filmsita Ankle, lighter level of the ankle support. If possible, please try on some types of Zamst ankle supports at retail stores.

Q. Can I wear the ankle support on my barefoot?

We don’t recommend that you wear the ankle support on your barefoot except for the Filmista Ankle. Most of the ankle support that we offer are supposed to wear with the socks on. Wearing the support with a barefoot may damage the skin by touching with hard parts or friction, furthermore, may not fully utilize the performance of the product due to slippage.

Q. When I wear the A2-DX, I feel pain when a hard plastic part touched to my ankle. What should I do?

As for the countermeasure for the pain, we recommend that you firmly insert your foot to the product at first.
Even if you choose the correct size, the guard will be out of position when you don’t wear it correctly.
We recommend that you place it not to the exact point of pain but slightly displace and make a gap.

Q. When I wear A2-DX, I feel pain when a hard plastic part touched to my ankle. What should I do?

As for the countermeasure for the pain, we recommend that you firmly insert your foot to the product at first. Even if you choose the correct size, the guard will be out of position when you don’t apply the product correctly. When applying the accompanying cushion (soft spacer), we recommend that you place it not to the exact point of pain but slightly displace and make a gap.

Q. Can I wear any knee support on the running tights?

We don’t recommend that you wear our supports on the tights as the knee products are originally designed for wearing directly on the skin. Also, wearing the product on your tights may cause slipping off depending on the texture and material of the tights and you may not get an appropriate effect. Furthermore, you might get uncomfortable or even painful when being the knees due to the thickness of the back of the knee.

Q. Can I get the appropriate effect of lower back support during working time?

You may wear lower back support during working time. The assistive belt enhances the effect of abdominal pressure elevation. The back panel attached to the back of the main body provides support and enhances stability on the lower back.

Please make sure to take the product off occasionally and do some light exercises such as stretching because wearing the product for a prolonged time with the same position may cause comfortableness such as excessive compression, slipping off and sweat.

Q. I have pain in the backside of the elbow when playing tennis. How can I handle it?

We assume that you might have so-called “Tennis Elbow” as you feel pain on the elbow when playing tennis. However, only doctors can diagnose, so please seek medical advice.

Tennis Elbow is mostly caused by the strain and impact from the wrist, so we recommend that you try the Elbow Band or the Wrist Band to reduce the strain on the elbow.

Also, stretching, training, and icing are effective for elbow care and highly recommended to do as well as use the support.