Imak Smart Glove Small (Pack of 2)

by Imak

Product Features

• Helps prevent and relieve carpal tunnel syndrome
• Increases comfort and circulation
• Ensures ergonomically correct wrist position
• Reversible to fit left or right hand

Product Description

The patented IMAK SmartGlove helps prevent and relieve wrist pain, including Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. It encourages the hand and wrist to remain in a neutral position while you work. The SmartGlove features flexible support for full use of the hand and b

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B001G7QQNG
• UPC: 649833201255
• Item model number: 20125-2
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,134 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #63 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > First Aid > Braces & Supports > Braces > Hand & Wrist Braces

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars saving my hands through grad school, April 11, 2009

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Kristina M. Spurgin - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Imak Smart Glove Small (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

My first year of grad school, I developed some sort of repetitive stress problem from computer use. I got physical therapy, nerve conduction testing, full arm splints to sleep in, and plenty of admonishment that the problem was I spent too much time on the computer and I needed to stop. (HA! You can't stop using a computer in grad school. Real helpful...)

Nothing helped... until I found Smart Gloves. If I work without them for any length of time, my wrists ache and fingers tingle. If I wear them, I remain comfortable.

Now I'm on Amazon in a panic because, after 6.5 years of wearing my Smart Gloves pretty much every day, for up to 10 hours a day, the left glove got a hole and beads started falling out. (I would call that VERY durable.)

Working without the gloves = pain, so I need a replacement ASAP.

And then I saw the previous 1 star review and had to say something.

It takes a little bit of getting used to at first to have the beads beneath your wrist while working, but I never experienced them as uncomfortable---quite the opposite, I got very fast relief from pain.

If you use some kinds of keyboards (with buttons on the hand rests or something) you might find the bead-pads get in the way. Likewise, it can take a little while to get used to using a mouse with the gloves on (though if you have RSI issues, I also recommend a vertical mouse, which also happens to work better with the gloves).

Make sure you get the right size for your hands. I imagine if you get the wrong size the gloves will not work very well.

I don't see the size chart here, so the info is:

Measure the width of your palm across the widest part of the knuckles where your fingers connect to the hand bones.

X-Small = up to 2 3/4"
Small = up to 3 1/4"
Medium = up to 3 3/4"
Large = up to 4 1/4"
X-Large = 4 1/4" and over

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic for some wrist/hand problems, October 24, 2009

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Random Reviewer (Washington, DC, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Imak Smart Glove Small (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

So I bought one of these because my wrist and hand were often tired while typing. I'm not sure I have real carpal-tunnel syndrome, or if it's just my desk set-up at work (not exactly ergonomically correct to say the least). But anyway, it definitely helps. My hand/wrist don't feel nearly as fatigued, and I notice it right away if I don't have it on.

But my favorite part about this glove was the fact that it helped my mother so much. I decided to send her one because she was complaining about her hand/wrist. She has bad arthritis with swollen joints, carpal tunnel, and some kind of painful knot on her hand. This glove helps her tremendously, and she wears it for most all of her household chores as well as typing. She has thanked me for it many times.

I guess it might not work for everyone. And I do think it'd be better if the splint inside it were stiffer (I think I saw some complaints that that part wasn't stiff enough). However, it's certainly worth trying, and there's no reason you can't remove the splint and put something stiffer in there if you need more support. I find the beads very comfortable for resting my hand while typing. It was a very good purchase as far as I'm concerned, thanks. :-)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great for treating the pain, October 27, 2010

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Nija Mashruwala (Bay Area, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Imak Smart Glove Small (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

I've been a long time heavy computer user, and have never learned to touch type because there were no classes when I started typing, and it's annoying to take the productivity hit when I am working. As a result, I have had ulnar nerve issues, especially on my mousing hand, from about 17 years ago. These gloves have helped keep the pain at bay. I can still feel mild tingling and some hand pain, but my fingers no longer go numb and I don't have the shooting arm pains I had before I started using the gloves regularly. I have been using them for a few years now. I can still use a a computer without them for short periods of time, but for anything longer than a few hours, I pay for it that night and the next day.

Pros: Exceedingly durable, washable, don't stain easily, keep my wrists properly situated (especially when using a laptop), flexible enough to do many (not all) hand/arm stretches, good return on investment, very portable (fits in most laptop cases) and lightweight

Cons: Takes a while to get used to mousing, easy to forget you have them on (people look at you funny), do not cure the underlaying problem, easy to order the wrong size (sizes are not clearly marked), picks up a lot of lint if you toss them in the dryer or wear fuzzy sweaters