I injured my finger playing basketball, and had no idea why the tip of my ring finger was laying limp and couldn't straighten! I found out from my doctor that I had mallet finger, and it would take at least 8 weeks to heal and I would have to keep it completely straight the entire 8 weeks. It was summer time, and wearing a splint or a cast of any sort was the last thing I wanted to do. I first tried out different "mallet splints" but they were bulky and made it difficult to type on the computer, which is about 75% of my job every day. I found the Oval-8 splint online and reviewed it. The reviews were positive, but I was skeptical that it would stay on and provide the straight splinting that I needed all day. Boy was I pleasantly surprised! I first used the sizing chart provided by 3 Point Products website and youtube video, and purchased the 3-pack of splints to get the right size. I found the Size 5 fit best, even though the online sizing chart suggested size 4, which was way too tight. After wearing the size 5 for a while, I bought an extra one separately as a backup. After 8 weeks of wearing the product diligently, I took off the splint and my finger was straight and no more mallet finger! I still wear it occasionally when working out or doing activities with my hands, as well as night-splinting which was required by the Doc for 4 more weeks. Some notes to be aware of: --After washing and drying hands, the splint can get slippery, so be careful when drying your hands so it doesn't slide off. After your hands are dry, the slippery-ness is gone and no problems. --When lifting weights and playing golf, I used a different splint to provide more protection, but in a pinch I use the Oval-8 and wrap a lot of tape around it and it works well. --Typing was so easy with the Oval-8, and I barely could tell it was there most of the time. After a few weeks, I did develop a callous around the knuckle where it came in contact with skin, but nothing major. --It doesn't stand out like a bigger splint that has to be taped up, so people stopped asking me what was wrong! --I barely noticed it, and because there is no tape necessary, you didn't have to constantly take it off to change the wet tape out, or clean it off. Other splints got gross after a few days. Overall, very very satisfied with this product and would recommend to anyone with mallet finger to give it a try. Its the easiest splint to keep on at all times so you can recover as quick as possible. Read more

I have mallet finger, which is a jammed finger. It was caused by too much bending over a period of time of the first joint from the tip of my middle right finger. I managed to do it a little at a time (by knitting, if you can believe that) rather than getting hit hard on the end of my finger and getting it all at once. Don't keep doing something if it hurts! It tore the ligament between the first two joints on that finger on the top of my finger (the part that's outside when you make a fist). This splint can be worn for a lot of different problems in a lot of different positions. If yours doesn't come with a paper diagramming how to wear it for different problems, check on the internet. My comments are about mallet finger, but might also apply generally. My splint is very tight on my finger, but even so, I've found some situations where I'm doing something that catches in the splint, and it gets pulled off. I've usually solved this by putting a bit of medical adhesive tape over the single center spot of it. The splint is small, and hard to see, so if you take one off for any reason, it's hard to find. I lost one that way, and ordered another to replace it, but was lucky enough to find the original before the replacement even arrived). I've since lost the original one while I was trying to pull something out of a package. I pulled, and the stuff came out and yanked the splint off my finger along with the package. I haven't found it this time, but still might. My advice, if you have to wear it for a long time is to get an extra or two. It seems to take about 6 weeks for a ligament to heal, so I'm still going to be wearing one for a while. Plus, I keep trying to do things, and making it worse in spite of the splint, although the splint makes it hard to hurt it. The splint that I bought for at night arrived today, and they come in sets of three, so you can rotate splints. Having several splints seems like a good idea. It seems like it's going to be a good one to use at night to sleep in, but I've only had it for a few hours. It's an Auerbach Mallet Splint, and Amazon has them. But I like the plastic splint for during the day. You can do more with it without further injuring you finger, and it's waterproof. The aluminum with foam one I bought at the drugstore is good for sleeping in, except that it tends to slide off if I move in my sleep. The Auerbach splint doesn't seem like it could be pulled off easily. It's tight enough that I want to take it off at night because it's hard and the center section presses hard against that joint and makes it hurt if I wear it for an extended period of time. I've been using a more conventional splint to sleep in, but that wants to slide off. I just got a different splint to wear at night, but I'm going to continue to wear this during the day. It's convenient that you can wash your hands, and get it wet without hurting it. I can even still knit with it on, but am trying not to knit much. Anyway, this is an excellent splint for mallet finger, and it allows you to use the finger and do things, for the most part. Read more

I wanted to like the product but put it on to test for fit and how well it splinted for a mallet finger (using it for a tuft fx) and it was so fragile it broke. Too fragile to offer true splinting or support. Read more

It was delivered on the first day of the expected delivery timeframe. The splint was ordered for my mother who has been suffering painful trigger finger. First day of using it brought relief. Read more

Once you get the correct size these splints work great. I have a bone spur on my index finger, which is causing it to corkscrew. This small brace is comfortable And hold my finger in place just enough to keep it Progressing. Otherwise I would have to have surgery to have it fused. I would go to hand specialist and have them try different sizes on you. Then you can order them here. Read more