Neo-G Arm Sling for Shoulder Injury Arm Injury Recovery, Pre/Post Surgery - Airflow Breathable Lightweight Shoulder Sling - Adjustable Straps - Class 1 Medical Device

I had a Labrum repair (SLAP) near 4 weeks ago.During the day the need to wear the waist strap is a bit redundant. Regardless I wore the waist strap for the first 10 days as found it was good additional support. The strap over the shoulder is great. Easily adjustable to help you get it over your head. As I am finishing using this sling (4 weeks) the Velcro has worn down a bit but it is still a good product.At first I thought the waist strap goes right around the person but discovered the two Velcro ends attach to the two anchor points. This is great to loosen up at night and makes a big difference for sleeping.The product is breathable and is good support. It does not keep your arm warm which is good when sleeping.Ensure you plan ahead for your shoulder operation. Elastic laces for getting a pair of walking shoes on and off.Baggy T-shirts- Don't wear tight upper clothing. Support handle to get in and out of bath / shower. Ensure you've got something to wash your armpits for the first 2 weeks (just saying it gets smelly). Make sure you've a zip on your jeans (no buttons) as you'll discover using 1 hand is difficult.Extra pillows so you can sit up right and rest arm on. A good few TV series to watch.All in all the sling I got from the hospital was rubbish. Defiantly worth the money

Great slingMuch more comfortable to wear post shoulder replacement surgery than the one the nhs send you home with !Delivered quickly and great quality

If you're an adult checkout my other review.I've now got this neoG mesh sling to support by broken arm and it fits fine. I'm 6ft and my forearm would be 45cm from elbow I to middle joint on my pinky. This stops at 44 cm I would say, so not far off ideal and certainty acceptable for something they've not made just for me. With this sling ending just past my knuckles is comfy. In fact the only improvement I can think to earn that last star is if they mixed the mesh and foam variants to give you mesh for the forearm and foam for additiona support lrom the wrist through to palm of your hand.I've not experienced the concern with threading the extra neck cushion over the join in the velcro/neck strap which did concern my on the other reviews.I actually managed with the sling in situ but if you're having issues try this...Before putting it on just adjust to with longer than the approx length you need. Then thread the cushion ovev and then past the initial overlap in the velcro area. So now the pad is on the wrong side of the join and close to the wrist. Finally pop sling back over your head, adjust to fit, and then now you can slide the cushion back up and over your shoulder to cover the join (now no longer going against the join) and to finish the job.I'd imagine, yes, the velcro can catch the inside of the pad if the hook and felt aren't perfectly aligned (like the other reviewer complaining). Also if you don't have partial use of finger tips of your bad arm I can imagine the maneuver might be trickier. But with assistance would be easy.Time will tell and I will update if I experience issues but I also wonder if those suffering velcro wear are just removing it by undoing the velcro every day. You'd remove a cotton sling by lifting it over your head without undoing so why not this one ?although if you had shoulder injury I guess that is trickier.Finally the loop at the end... You put your whole hand through like you were using a bullworker, therefore spreading the load across the palm and meat if your thumb. Much better thought out than a thumb loop digging into the crook of your thumb

After having labrum repair surgery to my shoulder I was given a standard sling by the NHS, where the velcro attachments were rubbish and it didn't even last 2 weeks (My arm has to be in a sling for a minimum of 6 weeks) Also my kneck was very sore from the lack of padding and rubbing of the provided sling however this sling comes with a cushion type 'rest' that is adjustable and comfortable.I purchased this sling and it is very well made and looks much better when going out (Better than a blue velvety sling anyway!). It offers excellent support to my shoulder, breathable and lightweight and I will most likely be purchasing another one when I have my other shoulder operated on!I recommend anyone who is going to be wearing a sling for a while to buy one as this is a very good investment and you'll be much comfier than the slings provided.

Generally, when you're wearing a sling such as this which includes holding your arm tightly to your chest, it is because you should avoid moving the arm too much. This sling can do that once you have managed to get it on, but unfortunately it is really tricky to get on without wriggling around a lot.As other reviews have mentioned, the straps are too long, particularly the over shoulder strap on the opposite uninjured shoulder. What this means is you have to somehow get the strap right over the top of the shoulder without moving your injured shoulder too much, an almost impossible task. There are tricks you can do to try work around this such as not undoing the strap but that means contorting your body to try to fit through the loop instead and still moving your injured shoulder.On top of that, again as other reviews have mentioned, the velcro part of strap overlaps the edges unless you are ultra, ultra precise, which you can't be because of how long it is you're trying to guess where you're pushing it into place on your back. That means the soft padding sliding section always catches on the velcro part as you try to shift it into place, which means more tugging and pulling and movement that you should be avoiding.Once it is on it is comfortable but often you'll just be putting it on too low because it is too tricky to get it on correctly.It isn't fit for purpose in my opinion and I went back to wearing my old NHS given sling and twisting the straps around to make the velcro last another few weeks.