Thumb & Wrist Supports Buyer's Guide
Thumb and wrist supports and braces perform two important functions:
- Supporting the thumb and wrist following injury or surgery;
- Preventing injury by supporting the thumb and wrist during sporting or work activities.
Therefore, the type and severity of your thumb or wrist injury, or the potential damage that may be caused by your chosen activity, are critical to your choice of the correct thumb and wrist support.
Our Buyer's Guide aims to help you to choose the best thumb and wrist support for your circumstances.
Wrap-around wrist supports and wrist support sleeves provide relief, re-assurance and protection to the wrist joint following injury, a broken bone or surgery. Wrist supports made from Neoprene and silicon offer compression and therapeutic warmth to the wrist joint, stimulating blood flow, relieving pain and speeding up the healing process. Neoprene and silicon wrist supports also provide support and protection to the wrist joint during racquet sports and team games, such as volleyball, handball and rugby, helping to prevent a wrist injury occurring.
Wrist fractures, wrist sprains, thumb ligament injuries, repetitive strain injuries and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome often require the wrist to be immobilised for a period of time. Wrist braces and supports, incorporating a splint or a lightweight plastic shell, are the modern alternative to plaster of Paris casts. Wrist supports provide the same level of support and protection as plaster casts, but can be removed for bathing and gentle rehabilitation exercise, making wrist supports more comfortable and hygienic, as well as speeding up the healing process. A modern, lightweight wrist support also allows full finger movement, making it possible for you to take part in sporting and work activities, while still fully protecting your injured wrist.
Wrist Splints and Supports Product Range
Thumb Splints and Thumb Supports are designed to immobilise the thumb following thumb surgery, or thumb injuries, such as a thumb sprain or a broken thumb, and are much lighter, more convenient and more comfortable than old-fashioned plaster casts. Thumb Splints feature a plastic shell or insert, with a soft terry lining, that immobilises and protects the thumb, held in place by Velcro straps which apply compression to the area. The design of Thumb Splints allows full finger movement, so that you can continue with everyday social and work activities without causing further damage to your injured thumb. Thumb Splints are also designed to be worn by skiers, as the degree of protection provided will prevent or minimise any thumb injury. Unlike a plaster cast, Thumb Splints can be removed to facilitate washing, giving improved hygiene and comfort, and to allow gentle exercise, maintaining mobility and speeding up healing.
Thumb Splints and Supports Product Range
Made from plastic or aluminium, Finger Splints are designed to protect the fingers following injury. If you have a hyper-extension injury, an impact injury or crush damage to the distal (top) joint of a finger, a Finger Splint will immobilise the finger at the best angle to encourage rapid healing, while ensuring that the distal joint of the finger cannot bend and cause more discomfort.
Finger Splints Product Range
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a form of Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), whose symptoms may include tenderness in the wrist, lower arm/wrist aches and pains, stiffness, tingling or weakness in the wrist joint. CTS is caused by pressure on the median nerve as it passes through the wrist, but it is often difficult to identify its cause. Whatever its cause, the most effective treatment for RSI involves immobilisation of the wrist.
RSI Supports incorporate a supportive splint and hold the wrist in a neutral position, relieving the pressure on the carpal tunnel and alleviating the symptoms of repetitive strain injury. The design of the RSI Support allows full finger movement, so that you can continue with everyday social and work activities without making the condition worse.
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Supports Product Range
Following a wrist injury, Neoprene and silicon Sports. Supports provide support and protection to the wrist joint. Sports' Supports provide therapeutic heat and gentle compression that stimulate the blood flow to improve the extensibility and flexibility of the wrist, reducing the incidence of wrist injury. Worn during racquet sports and team games, such as volleyball, handball and rugby, sports. supports protect and reassure the wrist joint during sports. activity and can prevent a wrist injury from re-occurring.
Sports Supports Product Range
