Thermoskin Premium Arthritic Gloves Pair, Black, Relieves Arthritic Pain in Fingers and Hand, Size Medium

These gloves provide a medium amount of pressure and warmth for swollen, sore hands and fingers. They cover the Distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints ( the joints closest to your finger tips). That is a hard feature to find. I had a set of these gloves that I bought in 2010 and wore for many years until I lost them. I have two new pair, one for night use and one for daytime use. I believe they are better made than my old ones!

UPDATED AFTER A MONTH!So it's been a month that I've used (sporadically) these gloves. It isn't because they are uncomfortable or anything, it's just because I like to sleep with my hands free...especially since I'm currently in Afghanistan so any "extra" comfort is appreciated. However, they have earned a 5th star by me. I was wearing the standard wrist brace for my carpal tunnel and my arthritis but for anyone who has worn one, it's bulky and sometimes uncomfortable -- especially to sleep in. The Thermoskin gloves fix that problem -- see below. I've yet to take any prescription medications in the past month and I have only added curcumin to my daily supplement regiment.OriginalRead some of my reviews and I'll try ANYTHING for my arthritis! Since I'm deployed overseas right now, I can't take my meds I usually do because of the lowered immune response they give. So I've been sucking it up with a brace on my left hand.Quick background: RA which in turn causes carpal tunnel in my hands. Right hand is good from surgery, left hand never got the surgery. So aside from my hands looking like catchers mitts most of the time, I get that awful numbing when I sleep. It takes a good hot shower in the morning and some stretching to open my hand up as well because the right one is stiff in the morning, well, and painful.I've slowed on the ibuprofens, naproxens, etc. because I hate the sides of those meds. So I received my Thermoskin arthritic gloves yesterday and it was time to go to sleep. I tossed the snug fitting gloves on (used the sizing chart on the order page). They're grippy in case you wear them during the day. They're warm as well. Not supportive like a brace with a metal bar in it but semi-supportive regardless.After one night, I woke up and I had LESS pain in my hands than I've ever had with the brace. My swelling seems to be slightly less as well -- I use my watch as a gauge to see how swollen I am. So far, I'm pleased with the gloves. Granted, it's ONE NIGHT, and I'll be sure to update if things improve or get worse. Hence the reason for the 4 stars...one night...Could be a fluke...But we will see!

First thing I need to say is that I have active Rheumatoid Arthritis so I have been trying various types of compression and arthritis gloves hoping to find ones that will offer the most relief from almost constant pain. These Thermoskin Gloves are very close to being the best I have tried. I bought the size Small and they are very snug which is what I wanted. I started out wearing them a few hours a day to get used to them and it did take me a while to build up the ability to wear them longer periods of time because although I am small-boned my hands are long, so the distance from my wrist to the webbing between my fingers is longer than the space allowed in the gloves. Therefore they pull down slightly on my hands. If I keep my hands straight for too long it becomes painful at the point between my ring fingers and middle fingers. I don't think a bigger size glove is the answer though because the rest of the glove fits and I even have a little room in the fingers. I am thinking of snipping a "v" just at that meeting place between those two fingers. Hopefully this makes sense. The alternative is to keep my hands bent partially closed when wearing the gloves but that gets tiring for my joints. GOOD POINTS: They keep my hands warm by building up warmth almost immediately after putting them on, which really helps my joint pain. They are comfortable once you get used to wearing them and since I have small wrists the wrist wraps do not bother me at all. They are great for Driving Gloves as they grip the steering wheel well and help with hand fatigue which is a huge problem with arthritis sufferers. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND these gloves to anyone with arthritis as the alternative is unpleasant (chronic pain, chemo drugs, etc).4/12/2018 Update: I did snip a “V” at the space between my middle and ring fingers and eventually it started to rip. However they have held up beautifully. If I get a new pair I will reconsider cutting a slit or if I do will sew the edges