Do these help with wrist/arm pain during/after a yoga practice? I have tendinitis from playing the violin.
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I don't have tendinitis, but I do have arthritis in my hands. The YogaPaws help by stabilizing the wrist, and hands. I would ask your PT about the necessary exercises to strengthen, or stretch the muscles in your hand for the tendinitis. My experience with a bad knee is that when there is an injury other muscles can atrophy, or over strengthen, and then everything is out of alignment. So, both working your muscles without a brace on, and stabilizing with a brace are important. With my knee, I need a brace whenever I am doing yoga, at the same time I continue to stretch and challenge the muscles that are not working to support my over all knee functioning. The YogaPaws are great for that, as long as you find the right size and tightness (you can adjust this) so that it is acting as a grip and stabilizer, and not pinching, or interfering with mobility. I am not a PT, but this is my personal experience. They YogaPaws people are very good at helping you size the yoga paws, which always need to be on the tight size so you don't lose your grip during Yoga. One last thought, I would imagine that your hands are stretching different muscles depending on which is holding the violin and which is using the bow. Yoga is a great way to become really familiar with the muscles in your body, as it makes you so aware of how everything is working. This should help you figure out how best to work your muscles, and I would think that since yoga is not so much geared to the muscles in your hand a good PT could add real value for that. Yoga is amazing for everything, please don't give up!
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YES! I suffer from arthritis like joint pains as an-after effect of the chikungunya virus (you can google that up, it's a mosquito transmitted disease) and I use the paws not just for yoga but for ordinary push-ups. The pain does not go away but the added stability from the paws helps me through it.
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I have carpal tunnel and arthritis. I use mine for travel. That said it does provide a little extra cushioning, but not anymore than my Black Mat
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I have sweaty palms and play around 2-3 hours a day with some regular gigging. They can sometimes last me a couple months before I change them in for another set of strings. I love them and have been using them for quite some time. Definitely would recommend using them
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I would say yes, no and maybe on this one. It depends on the level of inflammation.If it is in an acute stage, using them could cause more discomfort, even though they might be useful to release some of the tension in the connection tissue. Certainly they are useful to keep the feet flexible and open, so they could be considered proactive. And as the inflammation and contraction release, they will be useful to massage the entire area really effectively.
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You Absolutely can. You can also keep one in the freezer and wear one if you have two. When my wrist was broken, the ice cold one felt better. I play computer games and I type a lot and the Gel wrist wrap did not interfere. Good luck.
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Yes they can be. I used my gloves basically for the repetitive injury I had following an overuse injury while trying to learn to type faster. It increased the circulation and along with a couple of cortisone shots healed the injury. Please see your doctor first.
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They will help support your wrists and that should also alleviate some of the discomfort! Try also varying the position of your wrists ie: try leaning a tiny bit forward or backward
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I would not recommend this pair of gloves. Elastic band comes across the palm of your hand and hurts when lifting or doing pullups. I would recommend a full pair of workout gloves.
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Guess it depends on your personal condition. I have arthritis in my hands and tendon damage in my right thumb. I wanted to make sure I'd be able to use them so I stopped into the craft store that carried them and tried them thru the plastic packaging. They're too difficult to use for me but might be fine for you.
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I would honestly not use them for any workout. They are pretty uncomfortable. The fist/hit is not balanced so it comes out weird and you can even hurt your hand. Finally, they totally destroy the skin around my hands in just a few minutes. I prefer to use mexican hand/wrist bands. They really protect you and the fist/hitting is more natural and you get a better feel for it. Plus they are only like 3 bucks. Once you get the hang out of it, you can put them on in a minute.
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According to my wife they are a great exercise aid but her view is that they wouldn't do much for wrists. More for upper arms, shoulders and general cardio benefits.
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I don't know if it would help 100% since you feel it in your arms too, but this has helped a lot on my wrists. I do have pain in my arms when I type and I bought this: BandIT Therapeutic Forearm Band. Check the description out.
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I don't use these for neck, shoulder or wrist relief. I guess I look at it from the stand point of use it where it fits you comfortably. I have problems with my thighs being in a great deal of pain some times, or I will have problems with my upper arms/shoulders. I like these, because they cover a large space, and they work for my situation. I would try them, and see if they work for where your pain is. I do know that they made these to mostly fit the back of the neck area, but that didn't stop me from trying them elsewhere!
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They'll probably cause some joint pain and muscle soreness for a few days after use the first couple weeks. After that, if you have problems you may want to use them less, which has solved practically all the issues I have had. Even if you lift heavy weights, like I do, you have to remember that you have not specifically trained your grip before. You have to build up to it.
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yes I would recommend it for doing your yoga as I had hurt my wrist while doing palms flat on ground during yoga. Be careful as you want to avoid getting a TFCC tear/Ulnar sided wrist pain.
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I have large hands so I don't think the fit is an issue. I think the swelling, though, would make use of the Yoga Hands problematic. If you have RA and the swelling is in your knuckles, my opinion would be that this product isn't for you. If you have basal thumb arthritis, and the swelling is at the base of the thumb, that wouldn't interfere with the Yoga Hands.
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Yes, absolutely. I started wearing them during yoga classes and they really took all of the pressure off of my wrists!
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I think they would be too thick/bulky for yoga. It would work to protect your knees but I don't think it would be good while doing the other postures unless you are taking them off and putting back on.