ZenToes Achilles Tendon Support Sleeve, Padded Compression Sleeve for Achilles Tendonitis Relief & Haglunds Heel, Washable Padded Socks & Heel Protectors for Bursitis Relief, 1 Pair

I rollerskate w/very expensive figure/artistic roller skates for dancing/jamming/artistic roller skating. The brand new artistic roller skating boots are a good fit for my size 5.5 to 6 (USA) feet but breaking into new skates is almost a guaranteed lace bite experience. I was skeptical when I purchased these but thankfully, these proven my skepticism wrong!It does an excellent job saving my feet from lace bite. I’ve been using the same pair for a year now and though I haven’t skated often, when I do skate, it is for about 3 hours of agressive dancing moves. These have held up beautifully. I am investing in a second pair just to have it as a “back up” when the ones I purchased last year get sweaty and eventually, are good to retire.These are extremely tight so I don’t recommend for larger feet.Sturdy material yet soft enough to fit the contour of my feet without cutting my blood circulation.My feet are rather thin and small (size 5.5 to 6 USA shoe size) and still, these fit tightly. But it is a perfect “tight” fit on my small, thin feet; any larger and it’d be too lose.I can understand the negative reviews here concerning these being “too tight” for larger feet. The company should’ve specify size. But if these were larger and loser, it wouldn’t work as well for my small feet. It has worked perfectly and prevented me from lace bite, which was indeed happening before I purchased these!I love that the padding is long enough to cover a very good portion of the top of my feet into the lower shin area.I also love that the gel is just thick enough to protect the skin but not too think to interfere with fitting my feet into the brand new skate boots. It simply works perfectly for me. I have very sensitive skin and have not noticed any itching, even when I get sweaty feet from intensive skating! This tells me that the material used is good quality...it is certainly durable as I’ve been using for a year now and it still looks very good. I have not washed it yet...I’m buying a second pair as a back up, in case this falls apart when I wash it, which should be soon. Once I wash it, I’ll try to update my review. I think this is best to be washed by hand.Perfect for smaller/thin “skater” feet! So yes, I highly recommend these but not for those with larger feet.

It helped ease the pain of my Achilles tendinitis. I wear size women 7 shoe. It fit well, it rolled down a little at the ankle but that's understandable because it's one size fits all. I like it because it gives good support but is not think or bulky

The gel pad is very comfortable. The only down side is that there wasn’t an option on size. It’s a tight fit and I can only wear it for a few hours.

Keep my ankles from wearing down when skating! Comfortable and just what I needed. Highly recommend!

I have Achilles tendinitis. My doctor recommended this brand. Fits snugly so stays in place. Gel pad is thin but needs to be in order to walk evenly , I think. Good price.

I had the heel of my figure skates pinched but I was still getting inflammation on the area where the Achilles connects to the heel. These pads completely stopped the pain I felt when flexing or pointing my foot, but I had to play around with the placement. My heels would go numb if I wore them like in the picture. Also, wearing them that way prevented my heel from settling all the way back/down and I slid into the toe box of my skates. The trick is to move them up higher so that the gel starts touching just below the bump area. I get better results using the round end over the bump and the 2-tailed end closer to the top of the skates. This method covers the bump without adding extra bulk in the heel. That being said, I wish there were a shorter sleeve option. Wearing them higher means they come all the way up to the base of my calf. The gel quality is better than Bunga pads. It’s more durable and doesn’t develop dents.

I used to skate when you had to buy a "cookie" that was made from cotton and they barely worked. This is gel. It's a nice wide circular size so it will give you the coverage you need. It works like a second, stronger skin.If you buy these from the Bunga website they are way more expensive and you buy them as one single sleeve. So this is a perfect substitute for that and a way better value.My boots dig in on one side only and makes me bleed, but not when I wear these. The only thing is I need the protection above my ankle where the boot rubs against my leg so I do not wear this where it was meant to be placed (around the heel as a sock). I wear it higher up. Recently it was lower than where I needed it and it slipped and got blood on it where my skates dig in. I washed it in the washing machine and it all came right out.Anyhow, this gel pad is complete protection. Even after a wound develops you can continue skating pain free with this gel pad in place.

I have had surgery on my outer ankle bone and have tried several years using different things to keep the pressure off the bone. Because of the surgery, I can only sleep on one side so all night there is pressure on the bone and the pain wakes me several times a night. I was very happy to find these but to advertise that one size fits most is a stretch. I have a narrow size 7.5 foot and I can barely get these on! They do stretch a bit but they are very tight and that creates discomfort. I will say that the concept is great and the first night when I wrestled with it to get the pad in the right place, it worked very well. By morning, it felt very tight but it did protect the bone. I think the company needs to consider sizing though.