{"product_id":"prohip-brace-support-for-hip-scatia-arthritis","title":"Hip \u0026 Groin Compression Wrap — Adjustable Neoprene Support Brace for Hip, Thigh \u0026 Hamstring","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ge-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n.ge-pdp{max-width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:#1b1f26}\n.ge-pdp *{box-sizing:border-box;max-width:100%}\n.ge-pdp h2{font-size:1.28em;line-height:1.3;margin:1.7em 0 .5em;font-weight:700}\n.ge-pdp h3{font-size:1.06em;line-height:1.35;margin:1.3em 0 .35em;font-weight:700}\n.ge-pdp p{margin:0 0 .9em}\n.ge-pdp ul{margin:0 0 1em;padding-left:1.15em}\n.ge-pdp li{margin:0 0 .45em}\n.ge-pdp .ge-lede{font-size:1.08em;color:#2b3140}\n.ge-pdp .ge-flag{border:2px solid #c41e2a;border-radius:8px;padding:14px 16px;margin:0 0 1.2em;background:#fff6f6}\n.ge-pdp .ge-flag p{margin:0 0 .6em}\n.ge-pdp .ge-flag p:last-child{margin:0}\n.ge-pdp .ge-flag strong{color:#c41e2a}\n.ge-pdp .ge-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1.35fr);gap:0;border-top:1px solid #dfe3ea;margin:0 0 1.2em}\n.ge-pdp .ge-grid \u003e div{border-bottom:1px solid #dfe3ea;padding:9px 10px 9px 0;min-width:0;overflow-wrap:break-word}\n.ge-pdp .ge-grid \u003e div:nth-child(odd){font-weight:700;color:#4e5666}\n.ge-pdp .ge-note{border-left:3px solid #c9cfda;padding:2px 0 2px 14px;margin:0 0 1.2em;color:#4e5666}\n.ge-pdp .ge-steps{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;margin:0 0 1.2em}\n.ge-pdp .ge-steps \u003e div{border-top:1px solid #dfe3ea;padding:11px 0;min-width:0}\n.ge-pdp .ge-steps b{display:block;color:#1b1f26}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA belt, a diagonal panel, and a thigh cuff. That is the whole idea.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"ge-lede\"\u003eThis is a neoprene wrap that ties your upper thigh to your waist. The long belt goes around\nyour waist and does not move. A wide diagonal panel runs from the belt down across the front of your hip. At the\nbottom of that panel is a cuff that closes around your upper thigh with two straps. Once all three are fastened,\nthe hip joint sits inside a closed loop of firm elastic fabric instead of hanging free.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat you feel is even, wrapping pressure across the hip and groin, and warmth — neoprene traps body heat, which\nis most of why a wrap like this feels good on a cold morning. What you get mechanically is a little less range at\nthe end of a stride and a constant reminder from the fabric of where your leg is. For a lot of people that is\nenough to make a walk, a shift on your feet, or a drive noticeably more tolerable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-flag\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat this is not.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a support garment, not a treatment. It does not heal an injury,\nshorten a recovery, reduce inflammation, change blood flow, or do anything to a nerve, a joint or a disc. If you\nhave sciatica, arthritis, bursitis, a labral tear or a strain, this wrap does not treat any of them and we are not\ngoing to tell you it does. Some people find a supported, warm hip more comfortable while they deal with those\nthings through their doctor. That is the honest version of the claim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe three things that decide whether it works for you\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e1. The order you fasten it in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost every \"it slid down my leg\" story is a fastening-order story. The belt is the anchor and everything else\npulls against it. Get the belt flat and snug around your waist first, sitting just above the hip bone, and close\nit at the front. Then close the lower thigh strap. Then the upper one. If you do the thigh first, the wrap has\nnothing to pull against and it works its way down the leg within a few hundred steps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-steps\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBelt first\u003c\/b\u003eFlat around the waist, snug enough that it does not travel when you twist, not so tight it\ndigs in when you sit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLower thigh strap next\u003c\/b\u003eAround the upper thigh, above the mid-point. Firm, with a finger's slack.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUpper thigh strap last\u003c\/b\u003eThis is the one that sets the compression across the hip. Adjust this one, not\nthe belt, if it feels wrong.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRe-snug after five minutes\u003c\/b\u003eNeoprene relaxes as it warms up. Everyone's first fit is slightly loose by\nthe time they have walked to the end of the street.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e2. Which leg, and over what\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is symmetrical, so the same wrap fits the left or the right leg — turn it over and the belt runs the other\nway. Wear it over a thin layer rather than on bare skin. Neoprene against skin gets clammy within an hour and the\nhook-and-loop patches will find any bare leg hair you own. Under loose pants it disappears completely. Under\nclose-fitting jeans it will read as a ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e3. Size, honestly\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne size, adjustable at three points. The manufacturer of this design states it fits up to a 45 in waist and up\nto a 28 in thigh at the widest point, and buyer feedback on the same wrap sold elsewhere lines up with that: people\nnear the top of that range report it closes, but only just. If you are above it, this is not the wrap for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou may see this style of wrap sold with a \"fits hips 32–44 in\" figure attached. That number belongs to a\ndifferent brand's medium size and it is a hip measurement, not a waist one. We took it off this page rather than\nrepeat a number we cannot trace to the item in this box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat is actually in the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhat ships\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOne wrap. Nothing else — no ice pack, no gel insert, no second strap, no case.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOuter face\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMatte black neoprene\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eInner face\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRed neoprene, perforated with a dense field of small holes so air can move through it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eClosures\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThree hook-and-loop points: one waist belt, two thigh straps\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSides\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSymmetrical. Wears on the left or the right leg\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFit\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOne adjustable size. See the note above before you order\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCare\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHand wash cool, air dry flat. Neoprene does not like a tumble dryer or a radiator\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho tends to be happy with it, and who does not\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHappy:\u003c\/strong\u003e people who are on their feet or behind a wheel for long stretches and want the hip to\nfeel held rather than loose; people who like the warmth; people who want something they can put on under work\npants and forget about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot happy:\u003c\/strong\u003e people expecting rigid bracing — this is fabric, it does not immobilize anything;\npeople at the top of the size range; people who want to wear it against bare skin all day; and anyone hoping it\nwill fix the underlying problem, because it will not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv class=\"ge-note\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your pain is new, severe, spreading down the leg, waking you at night, or coming with numbness or weakness,\nplease get it looked at properly before you buy a wrap for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n","brand":"chigous","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44375590764631,"sku":"709095_7VJWYPV","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/0256\/1367\/files\/01_hero_wrap.jpg?v=1790709772","url":"https:\/\/chigous.com\/products\/prohip-brace-support-for-hip-scatia-arthritis","provider":"Secure","version":"1.0","type":"link"}