The newly updated Elbow Friend is the ultimate ergonomic cushion to upgrade your chair's hard armrests. Use it to comfortize most home/office or computer chairs that have those annoying hard plastic, wood or metal armrests. The Elbow Friend cushions attach in seconds, just lay down the E-Z stick Velcro to your chair and put the Elbow Friend cushion on, for an instant upgrade to 1st class, plush comfort. From boardrooms to dorm rooms, trust the Elbow Friend Home/Office to make those old, worn, ugly armrests newly comfortable and stylish again in offices, work stations, design stations, waiting rooms, patios, directors chairs and home computer chairs. Originally conceived to combat the pains of Tennis Elbow while working in a computer chair, the Elbow Friend product line has expanded, and are now Occupational Therapist recommended, fight Forearm Fatigue, are hand washable, and are built to withstand the test of time. You don't need to buy a new chair, and you don't have to wait to be comfortable, just comfortize the chair you've got right now! If you have fabric or leather armrests, or antique furniture, order the separate E-Z Strap Kit and you can attach your Elbow Friend with straps instead of the E-Z stick Velcro. Included are 2 Elbow Friend cushions that measure 9 x 3 x 2 inches each, 2 E-Z stick Velcro strips and instructions. Auto versions are also available, please see the Elbow Friend Auto and Console Buddy! product pages. Wheelchair versions are also available, please see the Wheelchair Friend product page.
J**Y
Fit the bill and are comfortable and stay put
A have a herniated disc, and had to buy a very ergonomic recliner with sloping ottoman. Believe it or not, Flash Furniture (office furniture) is some or the best (almost qualifies as a medical device). After some modifications like a Perfect Posture seat cushion (new model), and filling the zippered headrest with a thick slab of memory foam, it was easy to get at the proper angle. The recliner with ottoman is available on Amazon (it's the dark brown with maple).After some time, I noticed these dents in the armrests where my elbows always end up. I chose the Elbow Friend in black, and they are perfect!!!!!! No they are not memory foam. If they were, the would cost a lot more. The high-density foam is just right. My elbows put very little weight on these pads. They don't crush down. They have the perfect firmness. They fit the bill so well, I now consider myself a master at this Amazon buying art. Yes if you clean the armrests with isopropyl alcohol, let them air dry, the Velcro will stick extremely well. They have never moved on me. They cover the dents in my armrests, and are very supportive and comfortable. I highly recommend this item (even for a leather recliner). I am very pleased. Thanx Amazon for yet another beautiful experience!!!!!!!Jack
K**I
Not a secure system, not provided enough Velcro, and it gets very hot.
It gets very hot and moves around a lot. Also doesn't come with a secure fastener. What it does come with are 4 VERY short Velcro straps that is beyond small for any piece of furniture. I've tried it on 5 different chairs, too short for all of them. Basically, I will have to buy my own Velcro to actually have this work. Also, the way they have this secured is pretty dumb. You wrap a partially double sided Velcro around your chair, and then the elbow cushion just sits on the Velcro. NOT a very secure way of doing this. If they just put a loop on the bottom that the Velcro could slide through to make sure it wouldn't fall off, I would have given this a much better review.Basically as it stands, I can only equip one of these elbow cushions because of the poor and short straps it came with, and the cushion gets so hot that you can't keep your elbow there for long periods of time. HORRIBLE BUY!
T**N
WORKS GREAT WITH A LITTLE CREATIVITY IF YOU PUT THE STRAPS TOGETHER
I used for the right arm of my chair at work so my arm would be supported since I am on a computer 8 hours a day on my job. I stacked the two together and laced both sets of velcro straps (lace two together for the front and two for the back end of the pads) which makes it fit perfectly. Otherwise the straps would not be long enough, but I only needed it for the right side for constant mouse use. My chair is as high as it would go and the elbow friend makes it the perfect height now to take the pressure off my arm from "reaching" up over the edge of my desk to the mouse control. I am pleased with the function of the product when used as I have done.
J**Y
Works Fairly Well
The wooden arms on a chair I frequently use were killing my elbows and forearms. So I went looking for some kind of retrofit arm cushions and found these. They work for me, although I had to buy a set of extension straps (available separately). First, I installed the straps tightly to each chair arm with the provided non-slip pad between the straps and arm to keep the straps in place. Then I stuck the cushions to the straps. The Velcro is strongly adherent and keeps the cushions pretty much locked in. Overall, the product gives the impression of being well designed and executed by someone who gave it a good deal of thought.A few things to note from my personal experience with this product.Getting the straps on the arm can take some tweaking to come out not only tight, but also with the Velcro loops on top. Just something to be aware of.For me, the cushions are not the ideal size, because they are wider than the arms of my chair, leaving the edges of the cushions unsupported. So, when resting my arms on them, the thick foam rocks distractingly from side to side. I don't mean to make this sound too negative--in my view, it's a small price to pay in lieu of the elbow torment that would be happening without the cushions.The pads are a little bit noisy as peripheral areas of the Velcro adhere and release when I lower my arms onto them and then raise them again..The separately-purchased extension straps are what made this product work for me.
R**S
Worked OK ... at first
The media could not be loaded. I originally liked these chair arm pads. I wanted pads to raise the level my arms were at, to better match the height of where I was typing, and these fit the bill. However, the velcro fasteners they include to affix these to the chair, have issues with the glue.Simply put, they affixed fine, and worked fine for a while. But, over time, the pads started to slide on the chair arm, as the glue lost adhesive strength. I originally took pictures to show this, but customer picture uploading for this product seems to be disabled by the manufacturer (I wonder why), so I took a short video instead to show the slide trails the glue has left, as things have been sliding around. The velcro is still staying affixed to the paired velcro glued on the arm, but through the day the pads slide around, and I have to slide them back into place, and it seems to be getting worse as the glue loses more and more strength.Yes, the pads came with straps as well, but I don't want to use straps. Instead, I am going to order this instead, as a replacement. The elastic covers that it uses will work fine with the chair arms I have, and won't have the issue of glue losing adhesive any more.I am perfectly fine with the size, height, shape and feel of these pads, but since they won't stay in place (and they are leaving nasty glue trails all over my chair arms), and I don't want to use the straps, I cannot rate them well.2 stars.
K**R
Five Stars
Great product. Ontario, Canada
M**S
They work
They are ok, a little too soft. But work.
