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If you’re having trouble keeping your Enerskin sleeves, short tights or shirt in place, it could be due to slippage. Here are a few tips from Nara Yoon, Enerskin’s medical consultant, on how to prevent slippage.

Slippage can be due to a few factors. First, the top seam must be wrinkle free throughout the entire circumference, especially in the back, where the slippage tend to occur. If you put it on while sitting, check again when you stand with the knee straight to make sure that all areas are flat.   

If the skin tends to be dry, the slippage may happen more frequently. Because of the nature of our silicone material, the more you sweat, more grip the silicone will have on the skin.  However since typically people are not sweating until fully warmed up, as an initial measure, you can apply aloe or dab some water on the area where the silicone is in contact with the skin at the top or where you feel the slippage tend to occur. If you wear Enerskin short tights & knee sleeves, wearing the shorts on the top will prevent slippage. If you don’t want to wear these short tights on top, you can wear any bike shorts to keep your knee sleeve from falling.  

Dr. Nara Yoon, PT, DPT, OCS - Enerskin medical consultant. 

Dr. Yoon is the founder and owner of PhysioElements Physical Therapy in Manhasset, NY. She received her Masters of Science and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University. She is a certified specialist of orthopedic physical therapy (OCS) through the American Physical Therapy Association’s Board of Specialties.  She has a varied array of post graduate certificate trainings, in Orthopedic physical therapy, Manual therapy, Schroth Scoliosis Therapy, Women’s health physical therapy and in fitness such as pilates, TRX, Kettlebell. She also teaches Barefoot Training Specialist workshops as a Master Instructor with the Evidence Based Fitness Academy.  Dr. Yoon aims to provide an innovative and integrative whole person approach to helping her clients achieve their individual goals. With this in mind, she joins the Enerskin movement, to assist in the development of groundbreaking products and to make these products accessible to all athletes and patients seeking to perform at their best.