SharBear

I had pregnancy induced CT of all the crazy things! I had custom molded braces to sleep in with NEON orange velcro straps. Those were so my husband could see them coming when I whacked him in the night. What? he couldn't see them because he was sleeping? Not my problem - I tried to warn him!!!

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the old one

Sometimes I wear my brace during the day, depending on the activity. Pesky nuisance, but my hand feels better. Good luck learning to wear yours. piecefully, the old one

patsyo56721

I wear them from time to time and I can type with them on as well as crochet. I wear them most of the time when I am crocheting

kyrose

I was wearing the braces when I was still working (retired). Now I only wear them when I have been doing too much lifting. They do help, but here's a hint for other times when you need some support. I found soft braces in the sporting goods section of Walmart. They are usually used by bow hunters, but are good to help with support when you do need to bend your wrists some. I like these better then the ones in pharmancy. I suggest buying one and trying it out to see if the brand is OK for you. The ones I got were black on the outside and red on the inside. None of the braces are a good fashion statement, but if they save you pain, who cares how they look!

Quilter Day-by-Day

I wore the braces for awhile and they didn't help me that much my hands and arms were staying knumb most of the time. So I had the surgery on both of mine in 2001-2002 and haven't had any problems since it's great.

Donna P

I wear one on each hand and so far the pain has lessoned. I have a tendency to curl my hands under my chin at night then i wake up in pain so the braces keep me from doing that.....although Iam not pain free but it has helped alot.
Good luck

Cassews

hmmm wondering where you purchased the bioflavanoids at ? I had the laser surgery(4 years ago)-tried to golf and couldn't so gave that up. Sewing is okay as long as I do such in spurts..I wear the wrist guards at night but have the numb feeling every once in a while when I forget to throw them on( I know silly me !)

lillybeck

Yes they do and you can learn to use your hands with these one. I played the piano with one on my right arm. I had the carpel tunnel fixed but I still sleet with them some because of arthritis.

MargeD

Welcome to the club girl. I have had carpal tunnel, mostly in my right hand for over 30 years because I was a secretary and did a lot of typing, originally on electric typewriters, if any of you are old enough to remember those, and I won't go into the manual typewriters that I learned to type on. The computer keyboard made it a little easier, however, by wearing the hand brace at night it keeps your wrist supported so that you won't torque it during the night by getting into not so great for you positions. They can be a little problematic while wearing them during the day - I recommend getting elastic Hand-Eeze, it is similar to a glove in that it looks like a glove without fingers but covers the fingers just before the hand, covers the hand and up the wrist and arm for a few inches. You can find these in Nancy's Notions and also some of those catalogs you get in the mail, however, I've just had a brain cramp and can't remember the names of the catalogs. I'm pretty sure I got my last pair at Nancy's Notions, and when my wrist is really bad, I wear it during the day and it allows quite a good range of motion while supporting the wrist. I know this is a long reply, but these are things I have done over the last 30 years which have helped, not only at work, but for sewing and quilting as well, especially quilting. Good luck, but by using these supports the pain is manageable and they help with day-to-day activities. Hope you are feeling better soon. You're not alone, as millions of people suffer from carpal tunnel because of repetitive motions.

MargeD

I love the way you think girl. A woman after my own heart. lol You try to warn them, but _______. Have a great day.