Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 We used the Benik splints and were very pleased with them. Christie, mom to Sam (17 yrs old, BPP) > I was wondering if anyone has used Benik, Joe Cool, or McKie thumb > splints? My daughter's OT and I are looking for ideas to help keep > her thumb in a better position. Thanks for any feedback! > > Kathleen, mom to , 7 months, right hem. PMG, LH, seizures > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2008 Report Share Posted September 19, 2008 My son Gage uses Benik splints and I have been pleased with them. He got them when he was 10 months old and within just a month of wearing them, I saw a difference in him being able to use in thumb and not always keeping it pulled tight when he did not have them on. I did make the mistake by not using them as reguarly when I thought that he was using his thumbs better. They then started getting tight again and had to start all over. If you get them, I would suggest getting a couple of pairs because babies get them dirty quickly (drool, milk, etc)! Hope this helps. and Gage (19 months) Subject: thumb splints To: polymicrogyria Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 8:58 AM I was wondering if anyone has used Benik, Joe Cool, or McKie thumb splints? My daughter's OT and I are looking for ideas to help keep her thumb in a better position. Thanks for any feedback! Kathleen, mom to , 7 months, right hem. PMG, LH, seizures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2008 Report Share Posted September 20, 2008 I have a 11 year old son with right hemiplegia and he has always worn joe cool...I recently bought the sports thumb splint at a sports shop and it worked better than ever...- -- In polymicrogyria , " Kathleen " wrote: > > I was wondering if anyone has used Benik, Joe Cool, or McKie thumb > splints? My daughter's OT and I are looking for ideas to help keep > her thumb in a better position. Thanks for any feedback! > > Kathleen, mom to , 7 months, right hem. PMG, LH, seizures > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 We were fortunate in that when my daughter was going through this time her OT was very knowledgable in splinting and made splints for my daughter and since they were made out of the hard plastic we didn't have to worry about how to keep them clean. The other great thing about them is that they just wrapped around the back of her hand and with a heat gun could be adjusted for the right fit. They didn't affect the use of her hands at all and were fitted just right, which was a huge plus because her hands were so tiny. It might be worth looking to seeing if someone in the therapy dept could make them for you. mom to Kamby(6 yrs old) > > I was wondering if anyone has used Benik, Joe Cool, or McKie thumb > splints? My daughter's OT and I are looking for ideas to help keep > her thumb in a better position. Thanks for any feedback! > > Kathleen, mom to , 7 months, right hem. PMG, LH, seizures > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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