Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: More cumbersome than therapeutic.

This spica splint offered NO help for support or immobilization of my thumb. The velcro fastens at the wrist and at the thumb but at no spot inbetween. Any movement of the thumb, hand or wrist causes the parts of the brace between the two points of contact to gap. That allows movement. This brace seemed nothing but cumbersome during the few try-on moments before I returned it. It did apparently help others. Was I using it wrong? Who knows. The promised instructions weren't really inside after all.I think I'll end up going back to the physical therapy hand specialist to have a brace molded specifically to my hand. It will be water proof, washable, durable and offer proper support of my arthritic thumb base so pain can be relieved. Sure glad I still have medical insurance.