The Short Sleeve Knee Support is perfect for keep the knee warm and flexible while providing moderate support. The Short Sleeve helps alleviate symptoms of tendinitis, arthritis, chondromalacia, and other knee ailments. Compression to the knee surrounding the patella promotes circulation, enhancing the healing process and the infrapatellar buttress helps support the patella and may improve patellar tracking. This knee support id designed to be less cumbersome and hot as most knee compression products. It is modified bellow the knee to reduce sweating and includes u-shaped tubing within the Cool Max material to cradle the patella. The open patella style keeps unwanted pressure of the kneecap.