Thumb brace???

Old 10-28-2012, 12:07 PM
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Does anyone use a thumb brace? Not a hand brace; not a wrist brace.

I'm getting old.... Mr. Arthur(itis) seems to have come to stay.
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Old 10-28-2012, 12:37 PM
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I use one and it helps. I bought mine at the bowling alley. Bowlers use them to support their thumbs.
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Old 10-28-2012, 12:39 PM
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Do you have a brand name for it?
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Old 10-28-2012, 05:20 PM
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Does it help you or does it kinda get in the way? "Arthur" is knocking on my thumbs too.

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I use one and it helps. I bought mine at the bowling alley. Bowlers use them to support their thumbs.
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Old 10-28-2012, 09:11 PM
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Does it help you or does it kinda get in the way? "Arthur" is knocking on my thumbs too.
Me too! Some days are worse than others.
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Old 10-29-2012, 07:42 AM
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my thumbs are really bad, being pulled in toward my palms. i mainly use braces that slip on and wrap around the wrist. that really helps a lot. they don't necessarily have to have a thumb covering to work.
long ago a Doctor "made" a thumb one for me. out of hard white stuff. didn't do a thing for me. try what you can find out there before seeing a Doctor. good luck.
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I used to use a thumb brace with not much success. I finally gave in and had surgery to replace the joint nearest to my wrist. At the same time I had the joint nearest to the nail fused because it was too far gone. I did this because I was in nearly constant pain and it was ruining my life. I had a cast on for 7 weeks (right hand, my dominate one) and a brace for several weeks after that. I had lots of pain during that time, but it was worth it because now i have NO pain!!! I do not have the use (flexibility) that I used to have, but I feel that I am better off now anyway.
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At 47 my ortho gave me a thung spika, most druggist have them, they work
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