Abstract: A supporting device for wrists, hands, forearms and elbows which is capable of providing support and differential compression to the soft tissue and neural tissue of the wrists, hands, forearms, and elbows without direct compression. The device is for use with a keyboard, mouse or repetitive assembly tasks which can be oriented in various positions to the body of the user. The supporting device of the present invention is composed of a nodal section containing three raised nodes which are each separated by an internodal recess and a rim section to forming a central cavity. The central cavity of the supporting device can optionally contain a cushion, containing a soft polymeric material which provides a further differential supportive structure. The supporting device is also designed and intended to be subjected to thermal differences which will provide additional therapeutic benefits to the user.

Abstract: A handle design for game racquets such as tennis, racquetball, squash, etc. which handle is contoured to produce a more balanced use of the two main groups of forearm flexors and the hand muscles so as to minimize tendonitis and bursitis in the elbow and shoulder of the user. The handle is contoured on three of its sides by providing concavities to accommodate the region of the hand known as the hypothenar eminence and to accommodate the shorter second and fifth digits.