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Wrist Supports | by caffine-iv | 2003-01-11 08:47:41 |
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by alt_phil |
2003-01-11 10:23:45 |
About 2 and a half years ago I fell 20 feet, shattering one of my vertibrae in my spine and breaking my left wrist so bad my hand was on top of my forearm. My nerves and tendons were seriously damaged from the break, requiring so much surgery (including the carpal tunnel release and Fasciotomy) that I lost count of them.
Anyway, I only have 50% of the use of my left hand still, and I know my wrist supports rather well - so when I tell you to try magnetic wrist supports, try 'em.
Look up the company Nikken (http://www.nikken.com/), and look at the elastomag support wraps. I have one and I still use it often.
Just a warning if you think your medical insurance will pay for it though - Magnetic therapy is not yet a proven medical science, but more and more doctors and insurance companies are accepting it, even swearing by it.
PS: Wear your wrist supports to bed and sleep with your limbs extended out strait to help improve blood flow. Heat up your wrists (hot towel works fine) then gently stretch them. Do VERY low weight excercises, finally cooling them down immediately afterwards (if you don't have an icepack, a frozen package of peas work great). |
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Insurance? What insurance? | by caffine-iv | 2003-01-11 10:33:06 |
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