Inventors:
Robert G. Papp - Danbury CT
International Classification:
A63B 6936
Abstract:
A wrist and hand support device to be worn on a user's hand in combination with a glove for supporting and strengthening the user's arm and hand movements to thereby minimize hyperflexion and hyperextension and generally assist the user to increase proper control of a golf club during a golf swing, is disclosed. The device includes in combination a wristband that is disposed about a wrist joint over the glove about the area of the transverse carpal ligament, the radius and the ulna bone structure and the brachioradialis muscle at the muscle position over the radius bone at the wrist to provide support and thereby strengthen the ligamentis structure and musculature and provide support for bone structure; a releasable fastener for adjustably securing the wristband about the wrist joint whereby the wristband provides the support; a flexible support member projecting from the wristband and having sufficient stiffness for placement, specific positioning and providing support against a part of the back portion of the user's hand during use of the device, the support member projecting in a position extending from over the area of the brachioradialis muscle at the muscles position over the radius bone at the wrist, over the transverse carpal ligament and along and over the second metacarpal, terminating prior to the first knuckle of the index finger; and a releasable fastener for securing the flexible support member to the glove over the area of the second metacaparal.