Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint
Providing adequate support to a wrist injury can ensure that it heals properly, preventing the joint from being weakened and prone to further injury later in life. The Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint is made from a supportive and comfortable Lycrafleece material and features simple hook and loop straps that are easy to fasten.
What's Included?
- 1 x Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint
Why Choose This Wrist Splint?
The stylish and colourful design is popular with children, the high quality materials and the fantastic wrist support are popular with the adults who look after them. This wrist splint is a win for everybody.
How Does the Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint Work?
Using a single rigid metal splint piece, the Paediatric Lycrafleece Splint works by keeping the wrist bone and forearm in place whilst healing occurs following an injury.
Key Features of the Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint
- Durable Lycrafleece material can handle the demands placed on it by children
- High quality design helps redistribute weight and pressure, helping the wrist to heal
- Rigid metal stay promotes healing by keeping wrist and forearm in position
- Stylish and colourful aesthetic helps improve patient compliance
- Allows finger and thumb movement so kids can get on with being kids
- Hook and loop fastenings are easy and simple to use
- Lycrafleece is great for temperature regulation
- Specifically designed for children
- Available in a range of sizes to suit the majority of kids
- Please note this wrist splint is sold separately for the right or left wrist
What Size Should I Get?
This paediatric wrist splint is available in a range of sizes to suit the majority of children. Please measure their wrist as seen in the image below, consult the sizing table then choose your desired option from the drop-down menu at the top of the page.
| Splint Size | Wrist Circumference (cm) | Length of Splint |
| Extra Small | 7 - 8cm | Approximately 15cm (6") |
| Small | 8 - 9cm | Approximately 15cm (6") |
| Medium | 10 - 11cm | Approximately 15cm (6") |
| Large | 12 - 16cm | Approximately 15cm (6") |
| Extra Large | 17cm + | Approximately 15cm (6") |
Indications for the Paediatric Lycrafleece Wrist Splint
This paediatric wrist support isn't only suitable for injuries, it can be used for a wide variety of different conditions including:
- Arthritis of the wrist
- Arthrosis of the first CMC joint
- Avoids restriction at MCP joints
- Basal joint arthritis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- CMC instability
- Controls thumb abduction
- De Quervain's Tenosynovitis (De Quervain's Syndrome)
- Degenerative diseases
- Degenerative irritation
- Gamekeeper's thumb
- General weakness
- Immobilisation to relieve pain
- Inflamed/swollen tendons
- Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
- Lifts Ulnar carpal bones
- Luxation
- Medial subluxation
- Osteoarthritis
- Overuse injuries
- Pain/instability of thumb extensors/abductors
- Post carpal/metacarpal surgery
- Post surgical repair
- Postoperative conditions
- Post-Traumatic conditions
- Pre-operative
- Provides radial support
- Provides ulnar support
- Provides volar support
- Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
| - Rhizarthrosis
- Scapholunate instability
- Scapholunate tear
- Severe CMC arthrosis
- Skier's thumb
- Soft tissue injury
- Sprained wrist
- Stabilises the wrist
- Stabilise thumb basal joint
- Stener lesion
- Tendinopathy
- Tendomyopathy
- Tendopathy
- Tendovaginitis (inflamed tendon)
- Tenosynovitis
- TFCC injury
- Thumb basal joint irritation
- Thumb saddle joint irritation
- UCL injury
- UCL lesion
- Ulnar tunnel syndrome
- Weakened/Torn TFCC ligaments
- Weakness of the thumb joint
- Worn cartilage
- Wrist arthralgia
- Wrist arthritis
- Wrist contusion
- Wrist instability
- Wrist strain
- Wrist tendonitis
- Wrist tendonosis/tendinosis
- Wrist trauma
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What Makes Lycrafleece Such a Great Material?
Lycrafleece is comfortable and supportive, helping to minimise pain during recovery and helping with getting kids to actually wear it. The durability and protection offered by lycrafleece is also impressive, making it perfect for surviving the rough and tumble lifestyle of children.
