After informed consent is obtained and the patient has met all of the inclusion criteria and non of the exclusion criteria, the patient will be assigned a study ID number. The patient will be randomized with a ratio of 1:1:1 to a splint treatment with either a forearm thumb spica splint, Tee-Pee splint or oval- 8 splint at the time of initial visit to Orthopaedic Hand clinic (week 1 visit). The patient will be fitted and provided with the appropriate splint by Orthopaedic physician.
Baseline radiographs (3 views anterior-posterior, lateral and oblique) and data points will be gathered from initial clinic history and physical, as performed per normal clinical protocol: arthritis grade, hand involved, dominant hand, interphalangeal (IP) extension, MCP extension, pinch strength, grip strength, pain scale, location of pain, DASH scores, analgesic use, and work/hobby activity. Additionally, demographic data including age, gender and race/ethnicity will be gathered and patient will be asked to repeat pinch and grip tests with study splint applied and asked to repeat assessment of pain scale.
