Comments on: Ergonomics: Be careful with non-prescription wrist supports and braces http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ergonomics-be-careful-with-non-prescription-wrist-supports-and-braces-276/ Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:04:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Marijke Durning, RN http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ergonomics-be-careful-with-non-prescription-wrist-supports-and-braces-276/comment-page-1/#comment-108023 Marijke Durning, RN Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:14:22 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/04/19/ergonomics-be-careful-with-non-prescription-wrist-supports-and-braces/#comment-108023 I don't know Alicia - I think we have to take things like this with a grain of salt too. I do have braces that I wear when my arms get too sore. I have a strong tendency towards tendonitis in ust about any tendon. I even had it in my Achilles tendon once. Ouch. So, I use them although I'm careful not to overuse them. One thing I find them particularly useful for is at night because I tend to really contract my hands inwards and this puts a lot of pressure on my wrists and can cause pain. When I've done that for a few nights in a row, I wear the braces at night for a few nights to get my wrists to stop bending in like that. Hmm, I think I'll make that into a post. :-) I don’t know Alicia – I think we have to take things like this with a grain of salt too. I do have braces that I wear when my arms get too sore. I have a strong tendency towards tendonitis in ust about any tendon. I even had it in my Achilles tendon once. Ouch.

So, I use them although I’m careful not to overuse them.

One thing I find them particularly useful for is at night because I tend to really contract my hands inwards and this puts a lot of pressure on my wrists and can cause pain. When I’ve done that for a few nights in a row, I wear the braces at night for a few nights to get my wrists to stop bending in like that. Hmm, I think I’ll make that into a post. :-)

]]> By: Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader http://www.blisstree.com/articles/ergonomics-be-careful-with-non-prescription-wrist-supports-and-braces-276/comment-page-1/#comment-107890 Alicia Sparks, NAMI Affiliation Leader Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:44:05 +0000 http://www.helpmyhurt.com/2008/04/19/ergonomics-be-careful-with-non-prescription-wrist-supports-and-braces/#comment-107890 Oh, wow - that article makes it seem like maybe companies shouldn't even make non-medically prescribed wrist braces. Is there ever a time when one of these is "good"? Oh, wow – that article makes it seem like maybe companies shouldn’t even make non-medically prescribed wrist braces. Is there ever a time when one of these is “good”?

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