Immediate Relief from Sports-Related Wrist Pain - Innovative Orthopedic Brace Developed by Certified Hand Therapist Wendy Howard
A new device created by a [certified] hand therapist at Howard Therapy, LLC provides superior treatment for sports-related wrist pain, including: TFCC-specific injuries, ulnar-sided wrist pain, or wrist pain associated with gripping, weight bearing, or rotation.
Honolulu, HI, August 08, 2007 --(PR.com)-- A new device created by a [certified] hand therapist at Howard Therapy, LLC provides superior treatment for sports-related wrist pain.
For professional athletes, wrist injuries are serious setbacks. Standard therapy for the most common type of athletic wrist injury is rest, immobilization, and treatment with NSAIDs, followed (if necessary) by arthroscopic surgery. Bottom line: an athlete is out of work while the injury heals. This can cost an athlete hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars, wrist-injured, top-seeded golfers Michelle Wie and Phil Mickelson have demonstrated in recent tournaments.
After a week in which five patients showed up at with the same problem, hand therapist Wendy Howard became determined to find a better and faster solution. Each had an injury common in many professional athletes: a wrist injury in the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). She soon realized that no brace or splint on the market fully addressed the pain and grip problems associated with these TFCC injuries, and applied her 17 years of physical therapy experience to the creation of something completely new. "Ninety-nine percent of all wrist splints," Howard says, "are developed by large companies with marketing in mind. Only one percent [of wrist splints] come from people who are the experts in human anatomy and splinting." After a year of research and testing, Howard developed the WristWidget, a device that stabilizes the wrist, but allows full range of motion to the wearer's hand and thumb, a critical feature for athletes.
Lightweight, waterproof and comfortable, the WristWidget is much smaller than most wrist splints: about the size of a wide wristwatch band. Its unique design stabilizes the two bones of the forearm, the ulna and the radius, taking over the role of the TFCC ligament so it can heal. The Wrist Widget's straps are adjustable to avoid the temporary hand or finger nerve irritation caused by the pressure of conventional wrist splints.
Designed to withstand the demands of the high-impact world of professional athletes, the WristWidget has been used successfully by over 1,000 wrist-pain sufferers from all walks of life. It’s suitable and affordable for anyone suffering from wrist pain. Satisfied customers include golfers, snowboarders, surfers, bowlers, and tennis players.
Pricing: WristWidget - $29 plus shipping.
The WristWidget is available online at http://www.WristWidget.com
About the WristWidget
Clinical testing of the WristWidget with 170 patients at Howard's clinic has shown an immediate reduction in pain and an immediate increase in wrist-related strength for all 170 participants. To be included in the study, patients exhibited at least one of the symptoms the WristWidget is designed to treat: TFCC-specific injuries, ulnar-sided wrist pain, or wrist pain associated with gripping, weight bearing, or rotation.
About Wendy Howard
Wendy Howard is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist with fourteen years of experience. Howard works closely with physicians, surgeons and orthopedists at Stanford Hospital, and the John Muir, Honolulu private clinics and Palo Alto Medical clinics, developing highly successful hand-to-shoulder therapies for all levels of disability. Howard obtained her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. Howard is a member of the American Occupational Therapists Association and the American Society of Hand Therapists.
Contact:
Wendy Howard
Howard Therapy
808-263-8180 (voice)
808-441-1900 (fax)
howardtherapy @ yahoo.com
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For professional athletes, wrist injuries are serious setbacks. Standard therapy for the most common type of athletic wrist injury is rest, immobilization, and treatment with NSAIDs, followed (if necessary) by arthroscopic surgery. Bottom line: an athlete is out of work while the injury heals. This can cost an athlete hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars, wrist-injured, top-seeded golfers Michelle Wie and Phil Mickelson have demonstrated in recent tournaments.
After a week in which five patients showed up at with the same problem, hand therapist Wendy Howard became determined to find a better and faster solution. Each had an injury common in many professional athletes: a wrist injury in the triangular fibrocartilage complex (TFCC). She soon realized that no brace or splint on the market fully addressed the pain and grip problems associated with these TFCC injuries, and applied her 17 years of physical therapy experience to the creation of something completely new. "Ninety-nine percent of all wrist splints," Howard says, "are developed by large companies with marketing in mind. Only one percent [of wrist splints] come from people who are the experts in human anatomy and splinting." After a year of research and testing, Howard developed the WristWidget, a device that stabilizes the wrist, but allows full range of motion to the wearer's hand and thumb, a critical feature for athletes.
Lightweight, waterproof and comfortable, the WristWidget is much smaller than most wrist splints: about the size of a wide wristwatch band. Its unique design stabilizes the two bones of the forearm, the ulna and the radius, taking over the role of the TFCC ligament so it can heal. The Wrist Widget's straps are adjustable to avoid the temporary hand or finger nerve irritation caused by the pressure of conventional wrist splints.
Designed to withstand the demands of the high-impact world of professional athletes, the WristWidget has been used successfully by over 1,000 wrist-pain sufferers from all walks of life. It’s suitable and affordable for anyone suffering from wrist pain. Satisfied customers include golfers, snowboarders, surfers, bowlers, and tennis players.
Pricing: WristWidget - $29 plus shipping.
The WristWidget is available online at http://www.WristWidget.com
About the WristWidget
Clinical testing of the WristWidget with 170 patients at Howard's clinic has shown an immediate reduction in pain and an immediate increase in wrist-related strength for all 170 participants. To be included in the study, patients exhibited at least one of the symptoms the WristWidget is designed to treat: TFCC-specific injuries, ulnar-sided wrist pain, or wrist pain associated with gripping, weight bearing, or rotation.
About Wendy Howard
Wendy Howard is an Occupational Therapist and Certified Hand Therapist with fourteen years of experience. Howard works closely with physicians, surgeons and orthopedists at Stanford Hospital, and the John Muir, Honolulu private clinics and Palo Alto Medical clinics, developing highly successful hand-to-shoulder therapies for all levels of disability. Howard obtained her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from San Jose State University. Howard is a member of the American Occupational Therapists Association and the American Society of Hand Therapists.
Contact:
Wendy Howard
Howard Therapy
808-263-8180 (voice)
808-441-1900 (fax)
howardtherapy @ yahoo.com
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Howard Therapy
Wendy Howard
808-263-8180
www.wristwidget.com
Wendy Howard
808-263-8180
www.wristwidget.com
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