Gloves and hand pain?

[Skunk]

It's the pockets of air between layers that help keep ya fingers warm. Silk, then thin Icebreaker, then a thin leather only glove of a larger size seem to work best for me. I'm still using just my leather only gloves - haven't got the silk glove to go with them out yet.

[Str8 Jacket]

I was told Carpal thingy as well but reality is if it only happens with one glove then it's the glove.

I have constant hand pains. By the end of a working day, if I have had a few meetings and had to write notes I can hardly use my right hand.

Oh yeah, the pain I am getting is over my wrists and up my index and thumb but spreads to the next 2 along when it gets really bad. I have had to pull in from a race before because of the pain before and that was just buckets. So yeah, its not the gloves as they fit perfectly and have lots of play. I bought a size bigger than normal for this reason.

[James Deuce]

You know those hand exerciser things? The spring thing with the two handles that you squeeze together? Get one of those and spend about 2 minutes in the morning and evening squeezing it and releasing it really slowly.

It goes without saying that if you feel any pain (as opposed to the normal strain of squeezing the damn thing) don't do it.

I find it will give me a few hours pain free. It's the slow release that's key as it forces things to slide smoothly on the release and seems ot shift inflammation along.

[Str8 Jacket]

You know those hand exerciser things? The spring thing with the two handles that you squeeze together? Get one of those and spend about 2 minutes in the morning and evening squeezing it and releasing it really slowly.

It goes without saying that if you feel any pain (as opposed to the normal strain of squeezing the damn thing) don't do it.

I find it will give me a few hours pain free. It's the slow release that's key as it forces things to slide smoothly on the release and seems ot shift inflammation along.

Yeah, I tried one, once. Couldnt peel a potato for 2 weeks!

[James Deuce]

Too much! Use it once in the morning, then once in the evening for a week, then twice for a week and so on. Build up really slowly.

Stop being Hels for just a tiny fraction of time and it will help. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen.

Potatoes aren't important. You should be cooking Malc his eggs.

[Str8 Jacket]

Too much! Use it once in the morning, then once in the evening for a week, then twice for a week and so on. Build up really slowly.

Stop being Hels for just a tiny fraction of time and it will help. It won't happen overnight, but it will happen.

Potatoes aren't important. You should be cooking Malc his eggs.

I have been doing physio recommended excercises for 3 years now with special weights and stretches for 5 day's a week at the gym and it has helped immensly in the past. Excercises do help, dont get me wrong but in the last 6 months the pain has gotten out of control. Im going to try some acupuncture, that should help!

[James Deuce]

Yes, there's nothing like a good stabbing to take your mind off CTS.

[Str8 Jacket]

Yes, there's nothing like a good stabbing to take your mind off CTS.

You're being serious, are'nt ya?!

[James Deuce]

You wish! Kinky Tart! Get back to the eggs!

[Blackbird]

I've switched to wearing rain-off over gloves over my summer gloves. No issues at all, dry, warm and happy. www.rain-off.com here in Titirangi. Rode to Taupo Friday night and around Taupo it was 2 degrees.

Did the Rusty last year and coming through the Desert Road with it sleeting and a snow-cone building up on the front screen still no issues.

Thank you! Your comments were the final push to buy some Rain-Off overmitts as I'd read a lot of great things about them. Not only are they completely waterproof, they're fantastic for reducing wind chill. Like others have mentioned, heated grips don't do much for fingertips and backs of hands but the mitts really do the business. Just have my Spidi summer gloves underneath them. The other thing I like is that there's no feeling of bulk which is why I hated my Teknics winter gloves. Great buying at $65

[Highlander]

Thank you! Your comments were the final push to buy some Rain-Off overmitts as I'd read a lot of great things about them. Not only are they completely waterproof, they're fantastic for reducing wind chill. Like others have mentioned, heated grips don't do much for fingertips and backs of hands but the mitts really do the business. Just have my Spidi summer gloves underneath them. The other thing I like is that there's no feeling of bulk which is why I hated my Teknics winter gloves. Great buying at $65

Mrs Highlander loves her rain offs for the same reason, she has probably used them more often for the warmth value than the rain off value.

[MarkH]

The rain offs may reduce the wind chill to some degree but I wear mine MUCH more for the water proofing. Wind chill may be unpleasant but wind chill onto wet gloves? No thank you! Because I have plenty of storage I always keep my rain offs with me so that if the rain comes down I can stop and cover my gloves - dry hands are good mmmmkay!