Brace-Yourself

Brace-Yourself, orthopaedics and sports supports in the United Kingdom

Brace-Yourself is a British online store specialising in orthopaedic braces, sports supports, compression sleeves and rehabilitation equipment. The company presents itself as a supplier of clinically designed products and serves both individuals and physiotherapy clinics and professional sports teams.

Medical supports catalogue

The medical supports section includes braces, orthoses and slings for wrist and hand, back and spine, foot and ankle, knee and thigh, shoulder and elbow. These products are aimed at post-surgical recovery, chronic conditions and acute injuries. The store organises this section by product type, by brand and by body part.

Foot orthopaedics and therapeutic footwear

Within the orthopaedic footwear and insoles section, the catalogue brings together arch support insoles, orthotic trainers, therapeutic footwear, sandals, slippers and flip flops. The company states that these products are indicated for conditions such as plantar fasciitis and bunions.

Sports supports and recovery

The sports section offers supports, compression sleeves and socks, organised by brand and by body area. The performance and recovery section includes braces, sleeves, socks and apparel from the brands Incrediwear, Novak x Incrediwear and Nuasan. Featured products include the arm sleeve, elbow sleeve, ankle sleeve, knee sleeve, women's and men's infrared shirt, leg sleeve and infrared leggings from Incrediwear, as well as the calf compression sleeve and arm compression sleeve from Bauerfeind Sports.

Fitness, rehabilitation and wellbeing

The fitness and rehabilitation catalogue includes gym balls, bands and mats, balance and stability products, fascia release, yoga and pilates, socks, tapes and the Spinefitter device, with brands such as Sissel. In wellbeing, products are offered for hand therapy, hot and cold therapy, manuka honey, massage and drinkware and food storage, with brands such as FootActive, Sissel, Tend and Kleen Kanteen. The comfort section includes neck pillows, neck supports, comfort and positioning products, covers, back supports, sitting wedges and rings and maternity belts and supports, with the brand Sissel.

Brands distributed

The store works with a range of brands including Actimove, Avalanche, Bauerfeind, Fior & Gentz, FootActive, Hallufix, Incrediwear, Incrediwear Equine, Novak x Incrediwear, Nuasan, OPED Medical, Sissel, The Bamboo Brace, Thetis Medical, Tend and The True Honey Co. Some featured products in the catalogue are the Sissel Epiflow kinesiology tape, the Sissel classic orthopaedic pillow, the Sissel pilates roller, the GenuTrain knee support and its variants GenuTrain S, GenuTrain S Pro and GenuTrain OA from Bauerfeind, the Bauerfeind Sports merino wool outdoor knee support and the Tend Deep and Tend Focus devices.

Customer profile and approach

The company states that it supplies individuals, physiotherapy clinics and professional sports teams. Its offering combines post-surgical recovery products, management of chronic conditions, injury prevention and improvement of sports performance through advanced compression and semiconductor fabric technology. The store has a trade account for professionals and its own blog.

Location and contact

Unit 7, Evans Business Centre, Orion Way, North Shields, Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom, NE29 7SN