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I tried sleeping without the brace on my right wrist last night, and I think it worked: my wrist didn't hurt when I woke up, and hasn't been noticeably tender during the day today.
The occupational therapist has been saying that getting me out of the brace is a goal. For me, that's secondary to being able to use the wrist (and hand, and arm) without pain, and to lift heavier things, like tall juice glasses, comfortably. If they go together, as they seem to, that's good, but the brace isn't the problem.
On the other hand, if I don't have braces on both wrists, I'll be less likely to overheat when I'm going to sleep: the wrist braces are like fingerless gloves. I've been sleeping with one on my left wrist for years, to avoid a recurrence of tennis elbow; I hadn't noticed it keeping me warm until I had them on both wrists at the same time.
I'm going to do this for a few more days and, if it continues to go well, try increasing the weight for one of the strengthening exercises.
ETA Friday morning: I woke up around 6 a.m. with my wrist hurting slightly, went to the bathroom, came back to bed, and put on both wrist braces. I may wear both braces tonight.
The occupational therapist has been saying that getting me out of the brace is a goal. For me, that's secondary to being able to use the wrist (and hand, and arm) without pain, and to lift heavier things, like tall juice glasses, comfortably. If they go together, as they seem to, that's good, but the brace isn't the problem.
On the other hand, if I don't have braces on both wrists, I'll be less likely to overheat when I'm going to sleep: the wrist braces are like fingerless gloves. I've been sleeping with one on my left wrist for years, to avoid a recurrence of tennis elbow; I hadn't noticed it keeping me warm until I had them on both wrists at the same time.
I'm going to do this for a few more days and, if it continues to go well, try increasing the weight for one of the strengthening exercises.
ETA Friday morning: I woke up around 6 a.m. with my wrist hurting slightly, went to the bathroom, came back to bed, and put on both wrist braces. I may wear both braces tonight.
