I have recommended the Lion Paw to my patients for over 25 years ever since I was given them for postoperative care of my own bilateral carpal tunnel releases performed endoscopically in 1992 by Dr. Thomas Fischer of the Indiana Hand to Shoulder Center. The Lion Paw splints gave great support of my wrist but still allowed function and as I watched the Olympic athletes utilize these in their sport with success, I decided to help my patients obtain them.
I started recommending the Lion Paw to patients with wrist complaints. Most early patients were golfers or other amateur athletes who want to try to maintain their activity but are not engaged full time in their sport. This splint has allowed us to protect both acute wrist ligament injuries as well as the surgical repair of those injuries while patients are rehabilitating themselves. By using the LionPaw we can help the patient regain the mind-body connections between the learned motions of their sport with the gradual reintroduction of strength while performing those motions. Tennis, golf, hockey, basketball, baseball, as well as football are all amenable to this splint being used to reintroduce the "form" of the sport.
For the professional athletes, I have recommended the Lion Paw so often that the professional sports teams we work with many times will obtain the lion paw splint before the athlete sees us and their injury is already on the way to healing when they do come to see us.
Overall, in my experience the Lion paw has been able to support the athletic aspirations of many athletes and humans "on the go" who want to maintain their abilities within certain activities.
I love Lions Paw Wrist Supports! I am a 67-year-old, active male who loves to workout. My left hand has old sports injuries and is very arthritic.
One of my orthopedic doctors looked at my hand and said you have carpal tunnel syndrome. Surgery will straighten it right out. I told him I am not a surgery person.
I went to a brand new hand specialist at the same office. I was reluctant, as he was right out of school. After a thorough exam, he said, no carpal tunnel surgery needed. He told me to wait a minute and came back with a cover sheet from the Lion Paw website.
I immediately bought the gloves and now have zero pain in my hand during and after working out! Lion Paw Wrist supports will last your lifetime and your kids lifetime!
"The support afforded by the glove is far better than that provided by adhesive strapping as there is no problem with circulation or mobility in the hand."