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Product Details
- Binding
- Health and Beauty
- Brand
- Wellgate for Women
- Feature
- Helps relieve pain from Carpal Tunnel syndrome, strains and sprains
- Label
- Wellgate for Women
- Publisher
- Wellgate for Women
- Studio
- Wellgate for Women
- ItemDimensions
- Height:938
Length:188
Weight:0.16
Width:363 - PackageDimensions
- Height:170
Length:730
Weight:10
Width:410
Editorial Reviews
The Wellgate Women's Slimfit Wrist Support helps relieve pain from Carpal Tunnel syndrome, wrist sprains & strains, arthritis and tendonitis. This product is for the Right hand and is a one size, adjustable product. The super-soft fabrics and soothing memory foam provide intensive comfort. The sleek, slimfit design fits under women's clothing and is ideal for use at the computer, while sleeping or for everyday use. This product has two firm stabilizers for support and is made from lightweight, breathable materials. Wellgate for Women products are designed to naturally fit the contours of a woman's body.




-it has a slimmer design
-utilizes memory foam
-is white, a contrast to the usual beige coloring
So who should get the brace? Anyone who has wrist/elbow issues and needs to decrease the motion of their wrist. The most obvious users will be people who have carpal tunnel- a condition caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist, leading to mild to severe pain and pins and needles in the hand. Recent reviews have found that wrist splints such as these are highly effective at relieving symptoms (O'connor 2003). Of course consider this brace for any wrist/forearm overuse problem and anytime you need to immobilize your wrist. Customers with elbow issues might also be interested in Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow.
It is not the softest wrist support I've ever used. But it is reasonably comfortable and good for wearing to bed. I don't wear it during the day. Before this, I was wearing the IMAK smart glove, which amazon also sells. That is softer (and warmer, for better or worse) than this Wellgate wrist support, but it is not rigid. It allows some movement. The Wellgate is rigid and well designed so that the Velcro doesn't drag along the flannel sheets picking up lint as you sleep.
The item says that it is "designed to fit women", but I would alter that to say that it's designed to fit small women. It seems to be treated as a one-size-fits all item, which it definitely is not.
Other than that, it's well-made and comfortable.
1. The thumb hole was too small and dug into my hand.
2. The brace itself was a little large. Adjusting it as tight as it would go to fit my wrist caused the seams to start to come undone. And, it caused the thumb hole to dig in deeper.
I'm 5'8" and 130 lbs to give you perhaps, an idea of the scale of my hands. I wear a size M in medical gloves. I have RSI/tendonitis (not Carpal Tunnel) from typing too much on a macbook keyboard. This brace offered mild relief but also caused a moderate amount pain on its own. So in the end not really worth it.
I ended up buying the Women's Futuro wrist support from Target because it wasn't available on Amazon. The Futuro one is also grey, which is nicer/ more subtle than the black ones which are more suitable for males. I tried the black Futuro "unisex?" small; ugly and too large. The women's one is very soft, very flexible, very comfortable, very supportive.
So spend a little bit more and get yourself the right thing the first time.
Also, if you're like me, do yourself a favor and fix the root of the problem by getting an ergonomic keyboard.
I worried since it was "SlimFit" it would be too small, but it's amazing! So comfortable, I wear it all night long. Also, it's quite pretty, so I have no worries about wearing it out and about. I also have a better range of motion for typing and other duties.
I'll definitely be returning to buy another for my right hand. I would recommend this all day long.
The velcro, however, is shoddy. I noticed that it was deforming and wearing out in a couple of weeks, and after six weeks it was almost useless. Not wanting to throw the entire brace away and start hunting again, I sliced out the damaged section of the strap and sewed in a piece of heavy-duty Velcro. My splicing job has held up pretty well, and the new piece of Velcro hasn't shown any signs of wearing out.
If you're willing to pull it apart and splice in new bits, it comes highly recommended. If you'd rather not have to modify your brace, look elsewhere.
As noted, she also knits a lot and does not recommend them for that type of utilization.
After a year and a half, the only flaw I can come up with is that the velcro starts to lose its grip after a while. Careful cleaning of the 'hook' side of the velcro strips using tweezers or a pin to dig out the embedded lint can help revitalize it, but they do sometimes come loose at night now. The rest of the brace has held up beautifully, so I may just get some double-sided velcro to secure these at night and maybe get another couple years out of them.
Unfortunately, after one afternoon of wearing, the stitching was already coming apart on the palm side (see photo) so this will be returned. I think a sturdier stitch (instead of a wide zig-zag) might help the issue. I might try this one again, but I might try another brand first.
I wear the braces day and night when I need them. I am typing this while wearing the braces, and can do most ordinary chores while wearing them, other than washing dishes or sewing! The pale grey color necessitates gentle hand or delicate machine washing every few weeks (use a lingerie bag if you are machine washing them). The braces enable me to DRIVE when wrist pain would normally make driving impossible. You will not regret this purchase, it is vastly superior to any other brand I have tried. Worth every penny and more! Thank you, Wellgate, for a great product!
other than that, it has a nice design and its a great product... but i gave it 3 star cause the item is a little tight on me. ...
This brace looks better, and feels better than any brace I've had before. There is much more mobility to do things wearing this brace, but I have to wonder if it is as effective. The memory foam definitely feels good, and sleeping with this on has not been a problem for me.
I will say I think it's stupid for them to have made the underneath part where the metal thing is with white cloth as a covering. After one day it was looking dirty, and this seems impossible to avoid, especially if you type and wear the thing all day like I do. Everything considered I am very happy with this product and would recommend it to anyone.
I have bad tendonitis from computer time and woodworking, so my wrists are constantly sore. This wrist brace is comfortable, lightweight, low-profile (which means I can usually wear gloves over it and stick it through my jacket sleeves). The light gray & white color also makes it a lot less inconspicuous than the black or dark blue ones (with white logos!) that I used to use.
It breathes too - my wrists don't get sweaty underneath (although it's still pretty cold out. I haven't tested this in the summer yet).
The only disadvantage I can think of is: the white fabric under the palm picks up a lot of the dirt under your hands, so I have to wash it often. Other than that, I use it every day and don't know what I'd do without it!
I was researching for the wrist support and found this one with great reviews and the looks that my wife may like.
When I received the item, I was even more pleased. The build quality was more than adequate and the slimness as it says in the product title, was another plus.
Best of all, the product helps my wife to sleep without wrist pains during the night and she also uses it during the day to prevent wrist stress.
I would highly recommend it. We bought both right and left pairs for my mother and mother in law as well.
Pros:
1. This really helps to reduce stress and pain on the wrists.
2. slim - it enables her to do light chores with it on.
3. looks: it looks much better than others I've seen.
4. price: I think it's worth the price and more for my wife's well-being.
Cons:
You can't do complicated chores, but that's to be expected with such apparatus. So, it's really not a con.
Highly recommend.
I love and will buy only this type from now on. In fact I wanted one for my left wrist but did not see one here on Amazon. I wear it daily and it is not intrusive at all and you hardly know you have it on. No pressure anywhere on your hand or wrist. I definately recommend this writs guard and will only buy this one from now on.