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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / February 2006WRIST SPLINTS
Wearing my custom made plastic wrist splint, prescribed by orthopedic doc. Was in a heck of a lotta pain today. I had to grab it and put it on. Have necrosis (bone death) in left wrist--and OA in both now--even my right hand. The pain mostly goes away when I wear it.--because it is forced to stay straight Do you wear a splint? I cut off the top of a sock--and cut a hole for the thumb to wear under the splint. Bonnie > Wearing my custom made plastic wrist splint, prescribed by orthopedic > doc. Was in a heck of a lotta pain today. I had to grab it and put it [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Bonnie My wrists were the worst bit. One slight miscalculation would send me into spasms of agony, so I can see that splints would be good. Stuart I refused fusion of my wrist--because Range of Motion would be reduced which is the reason for the splint--to rest a sore painful wrist or as a support when lifting heavy things. Bonnie If also keeps you from over-using the wrist to rest it Bonnie I have specially made splints for both wrists. I don't know what would've happened without them. For me, they are especially helpful at night. I tend to bend my wrists in really strange ways while I am asleep, and would wake up in agony. Now that I have the splints, I rarely have pain when I wake up. I also wear them a lot during the day when I am typing a lot. Char I have had luck using the padded splint called Pil-0-Splint at night. Sometimes, when my wrists hurt during the day, I put on a splint for half and hour, and that really helps. You cannot use the splint when typing...it is too bulky. It has been the only thing that has helped me. Sheila >I have specially made splints for both wrists. I don't know what > would've happened without them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I also wear them a lot during the day when I am typing a lot. > Char Today I was wearing my splint and I could feel my wrist throb--this COLD weather! And an idiot city bus driver who drives lke a maniac--you hang on for dear life! and you wonder why my wrist hurts..... Bonnie So do I but try not to bend the wrist when I sleep--when I don't wear it to bed Bonnie |
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