Easy Arthritis

In my last post, I wrote about the benefits and drawbacks of wearing splints and tried to give some suggestions for complying with a splinting regimen. I also thought that it might be helpful to talk about splinting for kids, and from a kid’s perspective.
Splinting is a major treatment modality for kids. While it offers [...]

Tags: Arthritis, Kids, splints, Wrist

The wrist is one of the most common joints to be affected by rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, about 75% of people with RA have arthritis in the wrists, marked by pain, inflammation, joint structure damage and loss of range of motion. Wrist splints, like splints for other joints, help stabilize the joint. There are many [...]

Tags: bearable, cons, ideas, make, More, pros, splint, splints, wearing, Wrist

In my last post, I wrote about the benefits and drawbacks of wearing splints and tried to give some suggestions for complying with a splinting regimen. I also thought that it might be helpful to talk about splinting for kids, and from a kid’s perspective.
Splinting is a major treatment modality for kids. While it offers [...]

Tags: Arthritis, Kids, splints, Wrist

The wrist is one of the most common joints to be affected by rheumatoid arthritis. In fact, about 75% of people with RA have arthritis in the wrists, marked by pain, inflammation, joint structure damage and loss of range of motion. Wrist splints, like splints for other joints, help stabilize the joint. There are many [...]

Tags: bearable, cons, ideas, make, More, pros, splint, splints, wearing, Wrist