Thumb splint for Arthritis, with other common treatments like exercises or prescribed Arthritis medication, is an important mean to relieve thumb joints pain. An Arthritis thumb brace reduces pain by controlling the range of motion or immobilizing arthritic thumb joint.
What is a thumb Arthritis?
Most common thumb Arthritis type is the thumb Osteoarthritis (OA). The other type is the RA or Rheumatoid Arthritis. Called also Basal joint Arthritis, thumb Arthritis symptoms are: swelling and pain in the CMC joint, low to important disability in the thumb, and loss of motion.
Osteoarthritis of the thumb:
Thumb OA is the most frequent form of thumb Arthritis. For more details see or dedicated section: Thumb splint for Osteoarthritis.
Thumb Rheumatoid Arthritis
The Ra is the chronic form of thumb Arthritis. It is an autoimmune disease.
