Your elbow is essential for most day to day tasks and is therefore one of the most heavily used joints in your body. Protecting the tendons in your elbow, helps to prevent painful and chronic injuries that can stop you from doing even the most basic tasks. Wearing a brace is recommended by physios, doctors, surgeons and other medical specialists to assist with both injury recovery, and injury prevention.

For more tips on post-injury care: Self-Care While Recovering from Injury

There are two main aspects of an elbow brace. The first is compression, stabilising the muscles and relieving any inflammation. The second is targeted relief through the gel pads, that help to loosen up the tendons and minimise any pain.

Bauerfeind have created a range of elbow braces, suited to treat or manage elbow injuries ranging from mild to severe. It is difficult to recommend a brace without hearing more about your specific case. As a general rule, soft-sleeve products are for mild to moderate injuries and for low level stability. Whereas, hard braces are for moderate to severe injuries and provide a higher level of stability.

If you are still unsure which shoulder brace is most suitable for you, we recommend for you to get in touch with one of our product specialists via the live chat and email function on our homepage or via phone during business hours on 1300 668 466. You can also consult a medical practitioner for their opinion.

Virtually all of our products can be machine washed on a cold gentle cycle and air dried out of direct sunlight. Putting them on and taking them off carefully is recommended, and for specific product care, refer to the product manual or contact our friendly staff.

All supports and insoles come with a 12 month warranty, and compression stockings with a 3 month warranty for any manufacturers faults. At any point if you've got issues with the product or aren't sure if something is wrong, just contact our helpful staff.

Bauerfeind braces are easy to wear. Simply pull the brace onto the elbow and adjust it to get the right amount of compression. Sizing videos are available on the Bauerfeind YouTube channel.

Wash the compression braces on a gentle cycle, at a low temperature, and then allow them to air-dry. Ideally, the garments should be washed in a delicates wash-bag. Clothes dryers should be avoided as the high temperatures can damage the fabric and grade of compression. For hard braces, hand-wash in cool water and allow to air-dry.

Yes, with our simple 30 day return or exchange policy, if your brace isn't the right fit, we will refund or exchange. We can only accept returns or exchanges if the product is unused apart from trying it on. More details here - shipping and returns.