24 and 26 respectively the knit nylon is bonded to elastomeric material which has an absolute memory and stretches in all directions the nylon stretches at the same rate as the elastomeric material the two parts 12 and 14 are secured together to form the tubular support member 10 by bonding and sewing their edges as 30 32 and 34 36 together as shown in fig1 and 3 the resulting configuration is tubular generally elliptical in cross section and generally l shaped in elevation with the outer joint portion of the l legs removed to form a heel opening 38 the support is shown in position on an ankle in fig4 and has its upper and lower edges rolled the rolling being only for the purposes of putting on or removing the nylon provides a very low friction contact with the skin having a substantially lower coefficient of friction than rubber or cotton for example the efficacy of the support on the ankle and foot for example results from the snug stretch fit on the body portion and the equal pressure thereby provided to all portions thereof adequate but not excessive tightness is made possible by the low friction of the nylon the absolute memory of the rubber and the stretchability in all directions whereby the body portion conforms to the tube rather than vice versa the tubular members also keeps the ankle warm to prevent the kind of injury that occurs with cold muscles.