Hello lovely Ribbot army <3
So recently I have been dealing with wrist and hand pain while crocheting and writing (donāt worry i take breaks and stretch) and was wondering if anyone had any cheapish good compression gloves I could use to help alleviate the pain? I am hyper-mobile so that may be the cause of the issue. Thank you in advanceā
Also my budget is 30$
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Ummm my mom got me some but Iām not sure how much they were. Theyāre off amazon tho
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Iām interested in seeing what people recommend too.
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Do they help you at all?
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Yes! Definitely
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maybe get an old knee brace if u have one and cut thumb holes? 
in not 100% sure what compression gloves are lol
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I ordered two sets a while ago to see what would help best.
Now, it matters where your pain manifests. Mine is in the center of my palm, at the base of my thumb.
One set worked great to help relieve pain and if I put them on early, helped prevent pain. They helped my hands stay warm in the winter too, and I so far, they havenāt made my hands sweat during the warmer months. Iāve used them a decent amount, but especially the one for my off hand.
Helpful compression goves
Currently $8.99 with prime
The other didnāt even touch my Palm when I had my hands curved to hold yarn, so was useless for my pain. Iām sure if the pain was centered on my fingers, they would be useful to me.
Gloves Not helpful for Palm pain
Currently $9.97
I donāt have wrist pain, so I canāt vouch for if they help for that. I know there are many simple wrist wraps that help my husband that just puts some pressure on the wrist. I got some for him at the pharmacy section at Walmart. They are about 2ā wide and some wrap around the thumb too, but my husband prefers the ones that end up looking like a think bracelet.
Kinda like this, but idk about this specific one, just ones like it.
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my knee braces are all petallar supprotive plus compression gloves usually are like reallt right gloves that have the top of the fibgers cut off
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Most of my pain is at the base of my thumb and center of palms like yours. Thank you sooo much for the advice!! Ill definitely look into them
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Same
They help so much too I donāt know why I didnāt get them earlier lol
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You could have your mom look back in her order history and sheās find the gloves. Thatās how I found my links.
It would be nice to see what other options also work.
@T1R3dKn1tt3r - same
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I would recommend looking at your local walgreens. Iāve had success with their other braces and they are usually reasonably priced.
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