Daumenstütze für Skifahrer

Thumb brace is dedicated to skiers. It supports the thumb joint in case of “Skier’s Thumb”. This condition is a result of falling down into ski stick and based on injury of the CMC joint and twisting or straining the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb.

Such tendon injuries in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (carpometacarpal joint) are connected with pain so stabilization of the joint is very helpful in the swelling treatment.

Thumb brace supports the carpometacarpal joint with anatomic-shaped splint. The healing process of the thumb is improved because of the limited range of motion. Using of the brace decreases the pain connected with rheumatism, joint degeneration or injury.

The thumb brace provides excellent CMC joint stabilization by plastic fitting the device. Is it possible to adjust limited movement in the thumb joint.

• Skier’s Thumb – injury of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL)
• instability of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb in the early osteoarthritis
• joint dislocation
• after osteotomy, arthroplasty or ligament reconstruction
• Benett or Roland fracture
• twisted CMC joint
• thumb muscles strain
• prophylactically in sport