Information
|Provides powerful and effective thumb immobilization |Comfortable and lightweight |Made from Zirtex fabric to provide a thermal barrier yet lets moisture to escape |Thumb opening to prevent pressure build up |Wrist Circumference:6 3/4 - 9 inches (17-23 cm)
Description
Thuasne Ligaflex Rhizo Thumb Splint provides powerful and effective thumb immobilization in a lightweight splint for thumb sprains, to provide immobilization of the trapeziometacarpal joint in early osteoarthritis of the thumb, can be used to treat pain at the base of the thumb, peri-scaphoid joint disease, following thumb prosthesis, trapeziectomy, surgery for fractures at the base of the 1st metacarpal bone (Bennett's fractures). Made from Zirtex fabric at the thumb which provides a thermal barrier and is moisture wicking. The inner lining is made from Thermytex fabric, a breathable and antibacterial material. This product is very easy to fit and has two velcro straps to easily secure the thumb splint in place. The stays within the thumb splint can be shaped to contour perfectly to fit the thumb web shape if required. There is an opening at the thumb column to prevent any pressure building on the painful zone associated with thumb osteoarthritis.
BENEFITS
|Useful in early osteoarthritis of the thumb, pain at the base of thumb, peri-scaphoid joint disease |Holds the thumb in analgesic position |For light to moderate thumb sprain, ligament & tendon related trauma / injuries, Rhizarthrosis and Osteo-neural injuries
HOW TO USE
|Open the wrist straps |Slip the thumb into the splint |Adjust the wrist strap, pulling it through the tightening loop |Adjust the thumb strap |Read the instruction booklet enclosed for more information
