Who requires a Wrist Support?

You might need to use wrist support if you’ve had a wrist or hand injury in the past; you are beginning to note agony or pain in your wrists now; you wish to protect your wrist during work or workout that might cause strain or injury.

Wrist supports can be divided into 3 main categories: beginner wrist supports, mid-range wrist supports, and high-performance or advanced wrist supports. Glaringly , the more complicated your wrist support is the more it is going to cost you!

Beginner wrist supports are the least dear, and the least effective of course. Simple wrist bands, or elastic gloves count in this class.

Sometimes a beginner wrist support offers support by holding a bit of metal on the back of the support, and occasionally on the front, as well. It does not have any moving parts.

Mid-range wrist supports are a bit better, and so often rather more expensive – they cover the whole area from the wrist to the fingers ( and/or infrequently the first joint of the fingers) and can keep your fingers from flexing when you are about to release the ball.

Advanced wrist supports are the costliest and can cover the entire finger. These gloves are the most adjustable – you can adjust how much stiffness is in the support by trying fiberglass or foam inserts. There may be big differences between advanced wrist supports.

Our best advice for wrist supports are the Tiger Paw. Tiger Paw Wrist Supports are among the costliest at around $50 a pair, and they are used by professional gymnasts whose wrists take the most abuse of any sport.

And realize that even more significant than the price of the wrist support is how well it fits. Be sure to buy a wrist support that fits your hand completely, otherwise it could do more harm than good. Some wrist supports are easily adjustable so that you can fit it to your hand, specifically. Many wrist supports come in multiple sizes, too.

Tiger Paw Wrist Supports are made by US Glove in Albuquerque, New Mexico and have been in business almost 25 years. They know what they are doing.

In fact the last two Olympic Gymnast Champions both wore Tiger Paws!

They have a blog at http:/tigerpawwristsupports.com/blog where you can learn more.