Promedics Pro-Rheuma Wrist Thumb Support
The Promedics Pro-Rheuma Wrist Thumb Support features an easy slip-on design with adjustable D-ring closure straps, which protect the wrist and thumb during daily activities that can strain your joints. Featuring a breathable high-compression material, the support helps squeeze the joint like a snug and tight glove to reduce swelling and reduce pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
What's Included?
Sizing of the Wrist Thumb Support
The Promedics Pro-Rheuma Wrist Thumb Support comes in a range of sizes from extra small to extra large, based on wrist circumference. Please consult the table and sizing image below to see which size is best for you and select your preferred option from the drop down list at the top of the page.
| Size | Wrist Circumference (cm) |
| Extra Small | 13 - 14cm |
| Small | 14 - 16cm |
| Medium | 16 - 19cm |
| Large | 19 - 20cm |
| Extra Large | 20 - 22cm |
Who Can Wear the Promedics Pro-Rheuma Wrist Thumb Support?
The support is ideal for a range of conditions, including but not limited to:
- Arthritis
- Arthritis of the thumb
- Basal joint arthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- CMC instability
- CMC joint arthritis
- De Quervain's syndrome
- Degenerative diseases/irritation
- Gamekeeper's thumb
- General weakness
- Guyon's canal syndrome
- Inflamed/swollen tendons
- Juvenile chronic arthritis
- Luxation
- Medial subluxation
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse injuries
- Pain/instability of the thumb extensors/abductors
- Post carpal/metacarpal surgery
- Post surgical repair
- Post traumatic conditions
- Post operative/pre operative conditions
- Repetitive strain injury
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Rhizarthrosis
- Scapholunate instability
- Scapholunate tear
- Skier's thumb
- Soft tissue injury
- Sprained wrist
- Stener lesion
- Strained wrist
- Tendinopathy
- Tendomyopathy
- Tendovaginitis
- Tenosynovitis
- Tendonitis
- TFCC injury
- Thumb basal joint instability
- Thumb basal/saddle joint irritation
- UCL injury
- UCL lesion
- Ulnar tunnel syndrome
- Weakened/torn TFCC ligaments
- Weakness of the thumb joint
- Worn Cartilage
- Wrist and thumb joint distortion
- Wrist contusion
- Wrist trauma
Key Features and Benefits
- Innovative wrist and thumb brace with great protection and design
- Slip-on design with D-ring closure straps makes putting it on easy
- Breathable, high compression material for both comfort and support
- Medium stability palmar support can be moulded to fit perfectly
- Semi-flexible stay provides excellent support to the joints
- Comes in a range of sizes, in a choice of black or beige
What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints and resulting in painful deformity and immobility, especially in the fingers, wrists, feet, and ankles.
Where Are the CMC and MCP Joints?
The CMC (carpometacarpal) and MCP (metacarpophalangeal) joints are located at the base of the thumb and in the palm as you can see in this diagram below:
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Please note that this thumb support only offers stabilisation to the CMC and MCP joints in the thumb and does not provide compression for fingers.
What Aggravates Thumb Arthritis?
Activities which rely on the thumb may result in pain at the base of the thumb, particularly in an arthritic joint. The activities most people notice as painful include pinching, grasping or gripping.
How Effective Are Thumb Supports for Treating Rheumatism?
Thumb supports reduce pain and help improve grip strength for people with rheumatoid arthritis, according to a review published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. This information is further backed by the Rheumatology Clinic and Outpatient Department, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland which demonstrated that hand function of women with RA was limited due to reduction in grip quality and manual dexterity. Moreover, it was shown that wrist stabilisation with wrist braces improves hand function in patients with RA
How Do Wrist Thumb Supports Help With Arthritis?
Wrist Thumb Supports help immobilise your wrist and thus reduce arthritis pain. The Wrist Thumb Support features a medium stability palmar support which can be heat moulded to tailor it to your exact specifications, while the semi-flexible stay provides thumb abduction and support to CMC and MCP joints.
