BraceAbility Thumb & Wrist Spica Splint | De Quervain's Tenosynovitis Long Stabilizer Brace for Tendonitis, Arthritis & Sprains Forearm Support Cast (Small - Right Hand)

My problem: I have a combination of De Quervain's and Tendinitis in my wrist so its extremely important for me to have my thumb locked down as much as possible, and to prevent ulnar deviation and radial deviation of my wrist. (Bending the wrist to the pinky side, and the opposite thumb side) My search for a replacement brace: Since the brace my doctor gave me died a gruesome death, I have searched high and low for the perfect brace. I've tried the universals, laces, BOA closure systems, and all of them had some issue or another. Comfort was the biggest issue I was trying to find a solution for, but some of these braces actually caused me pain from jump street. For example, where they tighten just happened to place enough pressure on my tendon and made the brace absolutely useless, or once I secured the straps or laces as much as I could, it still allowed movement, etc... Then I found BraceAbility. This thing is absolutely perfect for me. It locks down movement where I need it, and its comfortable as hell doing it. Its also washable which is HUGE. The only thing I would advise you watch out for has to do with their sizing chart and velcro. When I measured my wrist, I was coming in line with their Medium. I bought it, and found that I needed my wrist more securely fashioned and was running out of velcro. Imagine having a ton of receiving end velcro, but the velcro strap that you pull to tighten and secure had only a sliver of it left to attach to the receiving end. Thus making the thing come loose every few minutes. I exchanged it for a Small, and even though that velcro issue from the previous size is still present, it now allows for a secure closure which I couldn't get before. So long story short this thing is awesome, its super comfortable, and I feel my wrist and thumb are secure. I only caution that you may have sizing issues, and depending on how secure you need your straps there might be an issue with not having enough velcro to get a good snug close.

Update: Because the inside was very well padded, I decided to request a return/replacement. For reference I attached a pic of the one with short straps beside the replacement with intact straps. Either the sizing is inconsistent or they sent the next size up, but that's ok because I could have sized up or down based on my wrist measurement. I am satisfied that this will work for my recurring DeQuervain's so I will keep the replacement. I changed my rating from one star to 4. I took one off because they originally sent a defective item. Original review: The straps on the front are too short to wrap around my arm/hand and are poorly cut. Honestly, it looks like someone chopped them off and then returned it, because the strap around the thumb is shaped differently from those on the arm. Too bad, too, because the inside of the brace is nice and soft. But as is, without the extra strap length, the brace is too tight. And yes, I did measure my arm before ordering. I will be ordering a different brand.

The brace is comfortable while being supportive, and it is better than the braces offered by the hospital and my therapist.

Excellent!!!

This is the second one I bought the first was a medium size and to adjust tightness the velcro barely reached and the material at thumb was to tall covering thumb. I reordered a small before returning the medium to see the difference. I got the small today and fits perfectly. I will keep the medium to use at night or as a spare when I wash the small one. I had to take the shank out of the medium one because it rubbed on thumb below bone by wrist. Didnt make a big difference on restriction of thumb but felt much better. Not sure if I will have to on small size if it will rub but probably will. Over all the brace is great and does relieve pain. It is cumbersome but comes off easy enough to wash dishes or what you need hand for. To not have the pain is worth any hassle. The brace is made really good. My hand is not big thought about medium for a women but small works much better for me. I did get the smaller brace and have worn it several days. I don't think I will have to take the shank out of thumb area on this like I did on the medium size. For me I really like it and I think some swelling has gone down below my thumb bone by wrist. I had surgery on my left thumb 20 years ago and they took out my bone below the thumb so for now I will wear the brace.