Overview
Montel built up his credibility for years with his talk show, clocking thousands of episodes and covering a broad range of topics. These days though it seems like he’ll endorse just about anything, even going so far as to slap his seal of approval to a payday lender. But regardless of whether or not he’s a credible spokesperson for a product, the real question remains did he pick the right thing to stick his name on. With many people getting more and more aches and pains, these sort of solutions will get more attention.
The Claim
The makers of Tommie Copper claim that they’ve really put the focus on comfort, and that their products contain copper, which they say helps the body to heal. They make the statement that if you’re not wearing your compression gear, it doesn’t have the ability to work and that by making their sleeves, shorts, and shirts extra comfy it increases the likelihood that you’ll wear it, thereby being a better choice than other, less comfortable compression products. They don’t really go overboard on their direct claims, relying more on testimonials to do the talking for them.
The Hype
These are pretty heavily advertised on TV, and they’ve got Montel Williams on board. When it comes to celebrity endorsements, a lot of the times it doesn’t really matter who that celebrity is, but in this case we’re talking about a former Navy Seal and someone that is known for endorsing health products, so he can speak knowledgeably about this. The celebrity factor can’t be overlooked, nor can the fact that it is repeated so much on so many different channels. This one-two punch can get a lot of people interested in it and ready to try it out.
The Cost
The prices vary depending on which item you get. They have compression shirts that
The Commitment
All that you really need to do as the user is put the sleeves, shirts, or shorts on. Then it’s just a matter of deciding when you want to take it off. They say that you can leave them on 24 hours a day, even while you’re asleep, so as long as they’re feeling good you can leave them on and let them do their thing. When you size this up to other treatment options, like using a cream or other topical treatment on joints and muscles, it seems to be easier. Of course you could always just let your body rest, and that wouldn’t require any action on your part at all. Sometimes inaction can be effective.
Evaluation
It’s interesting to note that many of the reviews you find out there are from those that were given free gear from the Tommie Copper corporation. Whether or not a reviewer is able to give their honest opinion on a product when they received it for free is up to you to decide. What’s a better litmus test, as far as we’re concerned, is what real buyers say since they’ve parted with their hard earned cash to try it out.
The overall reviews from users are pretty unanimous: that these work well if you know that you respond to compression therapy. If you have tried other compression pieces in the past with moderate success, you should get to that level and a bit better since these are able to be warn for longer periods of time without becoming uncomfortable. Be sure to spend some extra time following the instructions on how to get the sizing right. Most users that get the size right end up liking the experience, and it can make all the difference.
If you’ve never tried compression sleeves before, Tommie Copper might be a good place to start. It’s basically a shot in the dark as to whether you’ll respond well to it or not. But if you know that this is an effective way to treat your different ailments, then you can buy with confidence knowing that you’ll get a quality product here. When you’re looking at the competition, there’s really not a lot out there that’s making such claims on comfort, at this price point.
Our Recommendation
Not all injuries and conditions benefit from putting on a compression sleeve, so be sure to ask your doctor whether you think something like this is right for you. It’s much better to ask first and get their opinion than use these and aggravate your condition further. They also say to stop using their products if you have a reaction to the copper, which they say is pretty rare, but can happen.
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HORRIBLE QUALITY!!!! Company was sued in a class action lawsuit and ordered to reimburse purchasers of it's products. Haven't seen a dime. Scumbags! Items fall apart after first cold water wash.
Don't waste your money. I don't know if these copper infused products will help my banged up knees. Why? Because within a week, the knee braces had lost much of their gripping power. Within two weeks, they wouldn't stay on my knee without constant tugging and pulling. Within three weeks, they were in the trash. After reading about the settlement with the FTC, I just threw them in the trash.
Tommie Copper was given to me by a friend to try. It gave me a big rash around the garters. I don’t know if they are good or not because someone told me copper is poison.
I served 6 years in the Marine Corps, 4 in the Army, and was a bounty hunter for a few years following. I'm now in my 40's and work in IT and feel the pains of my life on a regular basis.
A couple of years ago, I got back into martial arts. In a period of about 3-4 months, I tore a ham string, a calf muscle, a groin muscle, and sprained my knee pretty bad. There's a torn ACL but they could not tell if it was a new or old injury. The idea of sitting out for 4-8 weeks for each injury did not rest well with me and neither did the PT that accompanied it so I looked into alternative treatment. The copper infused compression garments and Epsom salt is what I took away for my own treatment.
Very reluctantly, I purchased both TommieCopper and CopperJoint pieces. I have been extremely pleased. To get to my point, I wear, share, and actively promote the use of either of those brands. I wear the pants, shorts, and calf sleeves EVERY time I train and outside of training to comfort the pains of my life. Not only did they assist with getting my recovery time down to about 3 weeks, they've also helped prevent new injury. I've shared my experience with copper infused compression sleeves with other athletes and old timers like myself that just ache from a lifetime of...living. They all have been just as pleased in their experience.
Will they work for everyone? Apparently not. Especially if you are dependent on narcotics for your pain and not interested in other remedies. Is it more a psychological pacifier? Maybe. There is science behind it though. I'll leave you with this. Look at where you invest your money. Why not invest a small fraction of that into your personal health and comfort? If it doesn't work for you, give them to someone else that may need them.
I've only had my Tommie Copper knee sleeve for about 4 days. The pain in my knee is chronic, and except for Tylenol and Ibuprofen, I don't do well with pain meds. My cousin told me it worked for his knee, so I thought I'd give it a try. Within about an hour of putting it on, there was almost no pain. It's strange, cause I can still feel the grinding in the bones, but the pain is almost totally gone. So I had to try,, and took it off for a day, and it didn't take long for the pain to start again. I'd have to say, just give it a try, and hopefully it will work for you too!
I tried the Tommie Copper T-shirt. It did nothing for me. I left an honest review and they refused to post it. There response was "Our staff has read your review and unfortunately we cannot post your comments as they did not meet all of our regulatory requirements. Please resubmit your review by abiding by our writing guidelines." My review was this..."I so badly wanted this to help me. I have numerous issues with my back (according to the guidelines I'm not allow to list. I'm guessing because if you have the same issues you won't buy this product after reading my review). Unfortunately this didn't help in the least little bit. However, it is very comfortable. The length is perfectly long so your not yanking at it all day. Also, the fit was as expected." I was just being honest.
Got more relief out of the study of Eastern medicine . Don't waste your money on this TV con job.
I have been using tommy copper knee sleeves since December 2015. I think they work. I am on my third pair now as they stretch out and then ride on the top of my knee cap. They keep replacing them under warranty. The third pair are black in color since they were out of the flesh color. I do not think the black work nearly as well as the flesh colored ones. It may be my imagination but I really notice a difference. I have never used any other compression sleeves so it could be the compression that is really helping and not the copper.
Montel Williams was not a SEAL. He was a corporal in the Marines then went to Annapolis.
I bought a Tommie Copper Pro knee sleeve a few days ago and I have noticed a difference. I have a bad hip that will likely need to be replaced in the next couple of years and compensating for the hip seems to be negatively impacting my knees. I started wearing an old knee sleeve I had from years ago on one of my knees which helped a bit. I was in a mall this week and saw some Tommie Copper gear. I decided to give it a try. For me , so far anyway, I have noticed a positive improvement. I don't have any pain in the knee with the Tommie Copper sleeve while I am wearing it. I still have the pain in my hip and a bit of pain in the knee with the generic sleeve but for me this is working so far. I don't know if this will work for everyone but my 2 cents worth on this topic is TC is worth a try. Thanks.