Product Description

The Imak Adjustable Pil-O-Splint® with Compression Control is excellent for: · Post Wrist Sprains and Fractures · Post-operative Rehabilitation · Repetitive Motion Injury · Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Arthritis/ Tendinitis The Adjustable Pil-O-Splint® allows you to adjust compression for maximum comfort and healing benefits. Designed by Ian MacMorran, MD, an orthopedic & hand surgeon to help his patients sleep throughout the night. This exceptionally comfortable Imak wrist support provides pain relief throughout the night leaving you rested and ready for a productive day. The patented Pil-O-Splint® is shaped for maximum healing benefits by gently immobilizing the wrist, hand, and fingers in a neutral position. Its unique design prevents you from holding your hand in a harmful position while sleeping. A single Velcro strap allows for easy adjustment. Soft and comfortable, breathable foam and cotton lining. Machine washable. Latex free. Universal design fits either left or right hand. One size fits all. Both models fit either hand. The Standard model slides on and off easily and fits forearms with a circumference up to 12" (30 cm). The Wraparound Adjsutable model has a Velcro strap that can be adjusted to accommodate forearms of all sizes. Splint lengths are measured from the wrist to the forearm. Due to hygiene purposes, this item is non-returnable. This listing is for adjsutable Pil-O-splint.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61009 in Health and Beauty
• Brand: Imak
• Model: 10112
• Dimensions: .75 pounds

Features

• Best Value for fully adjustable Imak wrist splint.
• Gently immobilizes the wrist in a neutral position. Provides pain relief throughout the night
• For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Arthritis, Tendinitis
• Velcro strap for easy adjustment & compression
• Soft foam padding is lined with breathable cotton

Customer Reviews

Comfortable, but not quite perfect
These splints are a decent solution for night-time numbness and wrist pain for people with carpal tunnel problems. These are definitely night-time splints only, since they immobilize not only the wrist, but also the fingers. As night splints, they are the only ones I have found currently on the market that do the job, since night splints must also keep the wrist from moving backwards. Ordinary day-time splints don't work at night (at least for me) because, while they keep your wrists from moving forwards, they let them flop backwards in your sleep, which causes numbness and pain. These splints have slits for your thumb on both sides; that is the slits are for thumbs only, not for fingers--don't sleep with your fingers out the slit opposite your thumb. The reason the thumb slots are on both sides is so that either splint can be used on either hand--you don't need separate right and left handed splints with these. Putting them on the first time by yourself can be challenging, since it is quite difficult to wrap them tight with just one hand. But after you have got the size right, you just pull them straight off your hands without unwrapping them, so you only need assistance that first time. (If you have trouble getting them off, you can get some leverage by sticking one thumb in the top of the thumb slit on the opposite splint and pulling with your thumb).

When I first tried on these splints, I was amazed at how soft and comfortable they were. The inner lining is exceptionally soft. But that didn't last. After about 3 months of daily use and ordinary laundering, the originally soft lining had become pilled. The wraps and Velcro, however, are still secure after a year of use and multiple washings.

What makes these splints less than ideal for me is the fact that they immobilize the fingers as well as the wrists. While this may be indicated for some patients, especially those recovering from surgery, I find that my fingers are always extremely stiff and painful in the mornings after using these splints. With my old splints, I could bend my fingers (but not my wrists) at night, and I never had stiffness or pain in my fingers after wearing them. Another disadvantage of having immobilized fingers as with these splints is that if you have to get up for any reason during the night, you have to take the splints off in order to do so much as push the covers away. Still, these are an effective solution for night-time carpal tunnel symptoms and would probably prove adequate and durable for many people.

A comfortable way to support that injured wrist
I suffer from RSI (repetitive stress injury). In addition to my shoulders, my wrists and hands are also subject to the severe tingling, pain and burning that comes with not keeping my wrists in a straightened position at night. I have tried several different splints with varied results. However, Pil-O-Splint has proven to be the most consistant in proving the support I need. The finger to almost elbow support with a very comfortable inner filling makes this the one I prefer to use at night to support my arms. The only thing I would have to complain about is the wrap-around velcro that secures the whole works. It is not impossible, but it can be hard to secure with one hand without help.

Wonderful for sleeping!
I have tried multiple other splints to relieve my carpal tunnel syndrome at night, but they all gave me problems (bruising, jabbing, too tight, too loose, or just plain uncomfortable). The Pil-O splint was the first one I found that was actually comfortable! Granted, it is much larger than the regular daytime splints I had been using, and that did take a little getting used to. However, I would recommend this product to anyone who keeps being awakened at night because of carpal tunnel syndrome. It was especially helpful after my surgery when there was no way that I was going to wear a regular splint to bed!!