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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / August 2007a cooler wrist brace?
has anyone ever found one? I'm here in the land of heat and humidity now and wearing my more necessary brace is SUCH a sweaty experience. (just returned from a quick trip out that brought home to me what an issue this will be this week!) I'm thinking one reason wrist braces are sooooooo warm is that they cover the pulse point where the body does some of its heat release. I just fiddled around on google some, but haven't found any wrist braces designed to be less hot. Anyone know of one? Anyone innovaive enough to create one? Nann >has anyone ever found one? > >I'm here in the land of heat and humidity now and wearing my more >necessary brace is SUCH a sweaty experience. Hi Nann, Do you have an Occupational Therapy department there? I bet they would have some ideas. Even if they were to construct something out of the plastic net like material that resting splints are made from, it would be better than the material that is typically used for wrist braces. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. > On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:28:35 -0700, "hanb...@earthlink.net" > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > be better than the material that is typically used for wrist braces. > Rose @}>->-- ya know, one of the folks at this reunion this weekend is now an occupational therapist. I'll have to ask her tomorrow about it. Her husband would even be a good one to build something - he's very mechanically intelligent. If I continue like this, I'll have to get my doc to refer me to the place taht made my nice resting splint and see if they can do anything. It ssucks to be constantly in and out of your braces because of the heat! Nann I agree perfectly Nann. During hot weather I alternate between the 3 purchased splints I have - they have a cotton fabric but still get hot and sweaty. Be interested to hear what they come up with. Let us know. Kelly >> On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:28:35 -0700, "hanb...@earthlink.net" >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Nann > I agree perfectly Nann. During hot weather I alternate between the 3 > purchased splints I have - they have a cotton fabric but still get hot and > sweaty. Be interested to hear what they come up with. Let us know. > > Kelly well, when I talked to this friend about it, she nodded sadly. They can make more open wrist braces with stays and straps, but the best support really is provided by stays that cover that cooling pulse point and braces with more rigidity. I suppose we have to wait for the brains to create a new, miracle fiber for cooler braces.  SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 0:58:15 -0400, Kelly wrote (in message <HHTsi.28672$fJ5.13982@pd7urf1no>): > I agree perfectly Nann. During hot weather I alternate between the 3 > purchased splints I have - they have a cotton fabric but still get hot and > sweaty. Be interested to hear what they come up with. Let us know. > > Kelly well, when I talked to this friend about it, she nodded sadly. They can make more open wrist braces with stays and straps, but the best support really is provided by stays that cover that cooling pulse point and braces with more rigidity. I suppose we have to wait for the brains to create a new, miracle fiber for cooler braces. SignatureNann goofy idea and probably really dumb. but if i were desparate enough, i would try wetting just the pulse point area of the splint, then pop it into the freezer for 15-30 minutes, to see if that helped. kate remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare On Jul 31, 1:28 pm, "hanb...@earthlink.net" <hanb...@earthlink.net> wrote: > has anyone ever found one? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Nann Whenever I have worn a splint for my hands or wrists, I wear something made of 100% cotton underneath. If it's a small wrist splint, I take an old cotton sock and cut off several inches below the toes. I then cut a small opening in the heel for my thumb and slip it on ribbed end first. For a larger splint, I cut off the arm of an old silk or cotton undershirt and use that as the lining. Buster Brown anklets are good socks to use. They're made of thin untreated cotton. Ellen |
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