BraceAbility Hard Plastic Thumb Splint | Arthritis Treatment Brace to Immobilize & Stabilize CMC, Basal and MCP Joints for Trigger Thumb, Tendonitis Pain, Sprains (Medium - Left Hand)

I have a skier thumb injury and putting off the surgery. This is the best thumb splinter I have found. It's comfortable and allows me to still do my computer work. I do have to wear a glove over it when cleaning so it doesn't get wet or dirty. The sleeve inside is washable too.

I almost didn’t get this because of some of the other reviews and high return rate. I’m so glad I trusted my gut. I was wearing a moderate support thumb brace for my torn UCL (think fabric + Velcro, with metal splints inside) and while it was certainly better than nothing, my thumb was not immobilized enough & didn’t seem like it was healing (no decrease in pain or improvement in function). I also had to take it off to bathe (not ideal, I need 24/7 support). After a week in that, I found this hard splint and it is perfect. My MCP cannot budge in this thing. It is supportive with or without the undersleeve, though I prefer the snugger fit with it on. Also used a bit of the included foam tape to make it snugger on the thumb. It’s waterproof and I bathe and swim with it on (sans undersleeve) & the plastic isn’t cutting into me in any way. I’ve worn it for 3 wks straight & the undersleeve is not fraying (I’ve machine washed it twice!). My pain is greatly reduced & my thumb mobility is increasing, I can tell my UCL is healing. Reading other reviews, I can’t help but think some folks are having a bad fit because they didn’t measure & buy the right size. I still wear my softer brace for sleeping some nights, but I have slept in this one as well & it’s not much difference in comfort. I honestly prefer waking to the firmer, more rigid support. Makes me more confident I won’t accidentally move the joint in my sleep. Really great product for UCL tears, highly recommend!

I bought this in a small for my right hand. Dealing with some bone on bone action from arthritis in my CMC joint. When this arrived, I was overjoyed at the fit. It was perfect. But, I have to point out some rather big design flaws. 1. The top of the opening for the small brace strap that goes around the wrist was broken upon arrival. I noticed it and thought it wouldn’t matter. After wearing the brace for a few days lightly. I realized it did matter. I toyed with idea of returning it. Then decided to just super glue the break. It broke again immediately after I put the brace on 2 days after glueing and clamping it. Figured after doing this, I voided any return.🤷🏻‍♀️ 2. The plastic around the brace end on the thumb is uncomfortable. It needed to be rounded out. The edge of the plastic not only required the under sleeve to be worn, but I had to apply moleskin as well, which made it fight a little tighter than I liked.. 3. Speaking of the under sleeve, it started to unravel after the first time I wore it. Now, I was just wearing it around the house or to run errands. Wasn’t using that hand to lift or anything really since I’m left handed thankfully. I ordered 2 more of the under sleeves in hopes that the first was just a random faulty one. Not so! The two new ones unraveled just as easily. The idea of this brace is very good, but the maker needs to go back to the design and fix those flaws. They make this unusable and after spending over $50 for the brace and the two extra sleeves, I’m not very happy with the product. Try rounding those hard edges, hemming the undersleeves properly, and putting in some kind of extra support where the notch opening is near the thumb base, and then sell your product. As it is, I could bought a couple more futuro thumb spica braces that work, albeit, not as securely, but at least they last. Which is why I give this a one star rating.

This is meant to immobilize and stabilize the thumb. Which it definitely does very well! It will allow you to move your thumb very slightly so you still maintain ability to grasp/pinch/hold things. However, the design is not conducive to any activity that also requires you flex your wrist a lot. I needed to wear this to stabilize my thumb, but I needed to wear it during activities that also required wrist flexion. The end of the brace sits well below the base of the thumb (supporting the CMC joint), so any wrist flexion causes the brace to compress against the wrist. This end of the brace is thin but rigid, so the first couple of times this happens, no big deal.... but repeated contact against the wrist and you'll start to notice abrasions/bruising before you know it. I was even wearing the provided sleeve to help, which definitely helped with the abrasions but it didn't do much to keep my wrist from getting sore from the continuous contact against the edge of the brace. Only knocking off 1 star - because it definitely is a high quality brace and it immobilizes and stabilizes the thumb very well! It's pretty comfortable and supportive as long as you keep your wrists neutral... ...If you find yourself needing wrist flexion like I did, might want to consider sizing down (although based on the sizing recommendations, this wouldn't have worked for me as I never would have been able to get my thumb through the opening as it barely fits through the current size). So, other than a little limitation in terms of it's application, never-the-less, this is a high quality product that works very well as described.

I first bought a size medium, but then changed it for a small (my thumb circumference measurement was right on the border for both). The M was a bit large (per my physiotherapist), but the S is very tight - I sometimes struggle to pull out my thumb - but, the snug fit does seem to stabilize my thumb better. I have OA, and it does seem to help the pain (especially when working out at the gym.) The only thing is that it's a bit uncomfortable, as it sits right by the bone on the wrist. Given that I also have some wrist pain, it does not really support my wrist like another soft brace I have (and which I prefer to wear at night.) I do like that this is not bulky, so I can easily where it under a gardening glove, giving me the needed support when weeding and doing other yard work.