Wrist Braces

Shawn Curry said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

I have used rollerblade wrist braces in the past. They hold
your wrist nice and straight and protect them from breaking
in an endo. I use them when I ride on mostly rocky terrain.

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Quoted message said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

When I broke my wrist, the physio doctor told me the best
thing to do is to work on strengthening it and not to use a
guard or brace. Using one will actually weaken that area
because it hinders the movement and the ability to use the
tendons and muscles in that part of your arm/hand.

- CA-G

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Ride-A-Lot said:

I have used rollerblade wrist braces in the past. They
hold your wrist nice and straight and protect them from
breaking in an endo.

I used to ride at a skatepark in the UK and was pretty
friendly with the owner. We were discussing these wrist
braces and he said they were terrible things. Provided you
fall the "right way", then yes, they do protect your wrists.
Fall slightly awkwardly and the plastic inserts act as a
fulcrum. He claimed that he'd seen more kids break their
wrists whilst wearing them than not.

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bomba said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

I have used rollerblade wrist braces in the past. They
hold your wrist nice and straight and protect them from
breaking in an endo.

I used to ride at a skatepark in the UK and was pretty
friendly with the owner. We were discussing these wrist
braces and he said they were terrible things. Provided you
fall the "right way", then yes, they do protect your
wrists. Fall slightly awkwardly and the plastic inserts
act as a fulcrum. He claimed that he'd seen more kids
break their wrists whilst wearing them than not.

Did the wrong way result in something analogous to a boot
top fracture? Did he elaborate on what was the right way and
what was the wrong way to fall?

Shawn

Carla A-G said:

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Quoted message said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

When I broke my wrist, the physio doctor told me the best
thing to do is to work on strengthening it and not to use
a guard or brace. Using one will actually weaken that area
because it hinders the movement and the ability to use the
tendons and muscles in that part of your arm/hand.

Good advice. She would only wear it riding to prevent
additional damage. Such as it is, she's to the point where
she's reluctant to ride at all. She knows a local PT. I'll
suggest she ask her about wrist exercises.

Thanks, Shawn

Carla A-G said:

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Quoted message said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

When I broke my wrist, the physio doctor told me the best
thing to do is to work on strengthening it and not to use
a guard or brace. Using one will actually weaken that area
because it hinders the movement and the ability to use the
tendons and muscles in that part of your arm/hand.

- CA-G

Can-Am Girls Kick Ass!

Hmmm... Interesting. I always liked these things when I used
to rollerblade. The only way i knew how to stop was do a 360
which didn't always work. I can't even count how many times
these things saved my wrists and my hands from getting
scraped to bits. On the bike I tend to fall to my left a
lot. My left wrist always seems to take the brunt of the
fall and that is why I started using the bands on rougher
rides. I don't use them most of the time. Just the
occassional "nothing but rocks" ride.

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On 2004-06-07, Shawn Curry penned:

Quoted message said:

Good advice. She would only wear it riding to prevent
additional damage. Such as it is, she's to the point where
she's reluctant to ride at all. She knows a local PT. I'll
suggest she ask her about wrist exercises.

That sounds like a very good idea. For that matter, seeing a
doctor first is probably even better. (I don't know how it
works for wrists, but my PT office wouldn't take me without
having seen a doctor first to make sure they were treating
the right problem.)

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monique

Monique Y. Mudama said:

On 2004-06-07, Shawn Curry penned:

Quoted message said:

Good advice. She would only wear it riding to prevent
additional damage. Such as it is, she's to the point where
she's reluctant to ride at all. She knows a local PT. I'll
suggest she ask her about wrist exercises.

That sounds like a very good idea. For that matter, seeing
a doctor first is probably even better. (I don't know how
it works for wrists, but my PT office wouldn't take me
without having seen a doctor first to make sure they were
treating the right problem.)

She is the doc. :-) You're right, she should have one of her
partners check her out first (both mountain bikers too FTM)

Shawn

Shawn Curry said:

She knows a local PT. I'll suggest she ask her about wrist
exercises.

I'm sure you could suggest a couple... ;~p

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Shawn Curry said:

Quoted message said:

I used to ride at a skatepark in the UK and was pretty
friendly with the owner. We were discussing these wrist
braces and he said they were terrible things. Provided
you fall the "right way", then yes, they do protect your
wrists. Fall slightly awkwardly and the plastic inserts
act as a fulcrum. He claimed that he'd seen more kids
break their wrists whilst wearing them than not.

Did the wrong way result in something analogous to a boot
top fracture?

<Googles> Yes, that sort of idea.

Quoted message said:

Did he elaborate on what was the right way and what was
the wrong way to fall?

No, I'm not even sure he knew himself.

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Shawn Curry said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

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Clothing-14-Protective-Gear/EVS-Wrist-Brace---Set-of-1-
Pair-DEAL.htm

I used these for about a year after I did an endo-to-handstand/dead-
stop that left both wrists pretty sore for a while.

Only use them for real nasty stuff now, but they don't get
in the way like skater/snowboarder guards do.

-Bruce

Bruce Edge said:

Shawn Curry said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain biking
over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations for a
wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

pricepoint.com11010 535 EVSWB8 SET 1Open ↗
Clothing-14-Protective-Gear/EVS-Wrist-Brace---Set-of-1-
Pair-DEAL.htm

I used these for about a year after I did an endo-to-handstand/dead-
stop that left both wrists pretty sore for a while.

Only use them for real nasty stuff now, but they don't get
in the way like skater/snowboarder guards do.

-Bruce

Thanks

Shawn Curry said:

Bruce Edge said:

Shawn Curry said:

My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain
biking over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations
for a wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Thanks, Shawn

pricepoint.com11010 535 EVSWB8 SET 1Open ↗
Clothing-14-Protective-Gear/EVS-Wrist-Brace---Set-of-1-
Pair-DEAL.htm

I used these for about a year after I did an endo-to-handstand/dead-
stop that left both wrists pretty sore for a while.

Only use them for real nasty stuff now, but they don't
get in the way like skater/snowboarder guards do.

-Bruce

Thanks

Try the SixSixOne Wristwraps. After my crash this winter I
used them to spare my very sore wrists some further abuse.
They are designed for biking, and work pretty well, too.

miles

miles todd said:

Shawn Curry said:

Bruce Edge said:

Shawn Curry wrote:

> My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain
> biking over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations
> for a wrist guard/brace that works while riding?
>
> Thanks, Shawn

pricepoint.com11010 535 EVSWB8 SET 1Open ↗
Clothing-14-Protective-Gear/EVS-Wrist-Brace---Set-of-1-
Pair-DEAL.htm

I used these for about a year after I did an endo-to-handstand/dead-
stop that left both wrists pretty sore for a while.

Only use them for real nasty stuff now, but they don't
get in the way like skater/snowboarder guards do.

-Bruce

Thanks

Try the SixSixOne Wristwraps. After my crash this winter I
used them to spare my very sore wrists some further abuse.
They are designed for biking, and work pretty well, too.

miles

Looks like the ticket. Thanks Miles.

Shawn

On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 08:25:00 -0600, Shawn Curry
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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>> My wife's wrists have taken lots of abuse mountain
>> biking over the years (20 so far). Any recommendations
>> for a wrist guard/brace that works while riding?

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Try the SixSixOne Wristwraps. After my crash this winter
I used them to spare my very sore wrists some further
abuse. They are designed for biking, and work pretty
well, too.

I bought one of these for riding following my little mishap
earlier in the year. While the stiff padded inserts would
probably provide protection from impact during a fall, I
don't think it provides much support while riding -
certainly a lot of shock was getting up through the bar into
my wrist & arm.

The surgical brace I was given by the hospital after I came
out of the cast is much better -
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Much more support due to the steel strut that runs along the
underside from palm to fore-arm, and more likely to prevent
injury arising from shocks trasmitted up the wrist during a
flat palm/breaking fall kind of crash. Wrist movement is
obviously impaired, but fortunately my hand seems to sit at
the right angle for riding.

You will be able to google your way to somewhere selling
these kind of supports - medical supplies, physio supplies,
something like that.

Pete