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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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

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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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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

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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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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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:

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:

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:

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

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/11010-535_EVSWB8_SET-1-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

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/11010-535_EVSWB8_SET-1-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

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/11010-535_EVSWB8_SET-1-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

http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/11010-535_EVSWB8_SET-1-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
<[email hidden]> blathered:

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 -
http://www.btinternet.com/~peteajones/temp/nhs1.jpg
http://www.btinternet.com/~peteajones/temp/nhs2.jpg

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