I only take them off at night or when getting my hands wet. After spending hundreds of dollars on hand splints, these are the most comfortable things l've ever worn. My thumbs start hurting when the gloves come off.
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"Played in classic rock cover bands for forty years and the thumb on my fretting hand had finally had enough. Tried a wrist splint from the pharmacy first, which turned my hand into a wooden block and couldn't bend my thumb to barre a chord properly. Bought one of those expensive plastic CMC braces from the States after that, and the hard edges dug into my palm so badly I was bruised by the end of the set. This is the first one I've worn that actually lets me play properly."
"My doctor suggested a soft stabilizer before going down the cortisone route, said it was worth trying first. I'd just retired from full-time teaching but was about to give up my private piano students too, I was lucky to get an hour of demonstrating in before my right hand locked up. Six weeks of wearing this and that doesn't happen anymore. Just took on two new students this term."
"Tried multiple braces before: compression gloves from drugstore, copper sleeve from Amazon and rigid splint my physical therapist gave me. All of them felt like a wooden block and barely gave any relief. This was the first time the pain actually stopped and it was comfortable enough to wear daily."
"For the last year the base of my thumb would start aching after twenty minutes and I'd have to stop. I've now played a full afternoon twice this week. It's not gone completely, but it doesn't cut me short the way it did."
"Been wearing it for the past two months almost every day and still nothing’s gone slack. The Amazon one I bought wore out in about two weeks of using."
"Ordered Tuesday evening expecting the usual seven-to-ten working day wait you get with most online shops. Tracking email landed the same night, dispatch confirmation by Wednesday morning, on my doorstep by Friday lunchtime. The whole thing felt like a real product from a real company before I'd even played a note, glad I purchased from here."
"Got the wrong size to start: sat on my thumb so tight I couldn't wear it more than an hour. Emailed them on the Monday morning expecting the usual runaround. Same afternoon they sent me a prepaid return label and confirmed they'd post the Large out the next day. Replacement landed by Wednesday and fits the way it's supposed to. First online exchange I've done that didn't feel like a chore."
Wearing the Musician's Hand Stabilizer stops the joint sliding during the exact motion that's causing the pain.
The contoured CMC stay holds the base of the thumb steady through every pinch — while your other fingers stay completely free to play, type, and hold a coffee.
Compression gloves squeeze the entire hand evenly. Same pressure on your pinky as your thumb. Same pressure on the back of your hand as the joint that's actually sliding. The compression isn't where the problem is — so it "sort of" helps for twenty minutes, then stops.
Rigid thumb splints stop the sliding by locking the entire thumb in place. The pain stops, but so does any chance of fretting.
Cortisone shots, NSAIDs, kinesiology tape — all of them reduce the inflammation around the joint. None of them stop the joint from sliding. So the moment you play again, the cycle restarts.
In fact, relying on these too long can make things worse. Because while you wait for the inflammation to settle, the cartilage keeps wearing down with every pinch.
Tens of thousands of people already trust Hand Hearth for our heated gloves.
So when many of them wrote to us asking for help with their thumb pain that we put our hand specialists to work.
Our designers carefully constructed the contoured CMC stay, the smooth yarn-glide fabric, and the four-finger freedom.
We make a small number of things, properly, for the people who actually use them.
Answers to the questions we get most
Slide your hand in like a fingerless glove, with the firmer contoured part sitting snugly across the base of your thumb where it meets the wrist. Your four fingers stay free. For the first few sessions, wear it for 15 to 30 minutes so your hand settles into it. After that, wear it for as long as you are comfortable.
Finding your size
It takes a minute, and you only measure once.
1. Measure — Wrap a soft tape measure around your palm at its
widest point, just below the knuckles, with your thumb relaxed
out to the side. No tape
measure? A strip of paper or piece of string works just as well:
wrap it round, mark where it meets, then hold it against a ruler.
Measure your dominant hand, or whichever is wider. Each order
includes a left and a right, so one size covers the pair.
2. Read — Keep it snug but not tight, and note the measurement.
3. Match — Find your number below:
Small 7"–7.5" (18–19 cm)
Medium 7.5"–8.5" (19–21.5 cm)
Large 8.5"–9" (21.5–23 cm)
On the border between two sizes? Choose the smaller one. A snug
fit at the base of the thumb gives the best support, and the
fabric gives a little as it settles in.
Hand wash gently in cool water with a mild detergent, then lay it flat to dry in the shade, out of direct sunlight. Please skip the tumble dryer and do not use bleach.
It is shaped to support the areas most affected by these. It runs along the thumb side of the wrist and cradles the base joint at the inner palm, and it supports thumb movement where catching sensations like trigger thumb are felt.
It is a daily support to wear during activity, not a medical device or a cure, so if you have a complex hand history we would always suggest a word with your hand specialist first.
Many customers came to us after rigid splints and compression gloves did not suit them, and found this a gentler, more comfortable support.
It is made from a blend of synthetic materials:polyester fibre, nylon, spandex,and afoaminsert. It is latex free and contains no wool, no lanolin, and no mammalian derived fibres, so it suits those with an alpha gal allergy.
If your skin reacts to polyester or spandex specifically, please know they are present before you order.
Yes. Every order comes as a matched pair, one shaped for your left hand and one for your right, so you receive both. We are not able to split pairs or sell two of the same side.
Every order is covered by our 60 day money back guarantee with free returns. That gives you plenty of time to wear it through a few sessions and see how it suits your hands. If it is not right for you, write to us and we will sort it out.
We are a small American brand that ships from partner warehouses in several countries including the UK, Canada, and Australia, so most orders travel a shorter distance to reach you. Your shipping cost and delivery estimate show at checkout before you pay.
Orders are usually dispatched within 1 to 2 business days and arrive within about 5 to 7 business days after that, depending on where you are.
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