<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><HTML><FONT SIZE=2 PTSIZE=10 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">>Why don't you add a piece of elastic to your thumper so you don't <BR>
>have to use any muscles to hold it.<BR>
>It works for me. <BR>
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My occasional wrist tendonitis is greatly relieved by a home made striking device (see photos below).<BR>
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Wearing a wrist brace by itself (available at medical supply <BR>
stores) does not relieve much of the impact stress on the wrist tendons. But gluing a felt striker onto the brace directly under the wrist, relieves all of the pressure, and feels very good. It even feels like a massage. The brace has a metal bar that distributes the impact over several inches along the underside of your wrist. <BR>
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Since this prosthesis places your hand farther forward, it is best to remove the fallboard.<BR>
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Photos attached.<BR>
1) felt striker<BR>
2) wrist brace striker - casual<BR>
3) wrist brace striker - formal<BR>
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[Photos at:]<BR>
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<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/euyr">http://tinyurl.com/euyr</A><BR>
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<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/euys">http://tinyurl.com/euys</A><BR>
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<A HREF="http://tinyurl.com/euyw">http://tinyurl.com/euyw</A><BR>
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John Baird </FONT></HTML>