Keeping A Thumb Stabilized For Healing

My thumb had some tissue damage, so I got myself a tether thumb stabilizer to help support it. When I put the stabilizer on, it helped keep my thumb stable and immobile so it could heal. I had to keep the splint on for several weeks while the tissue repaired itself. When it was time to take the splint off, the tissue had repaired itself enough. I had to use the thumb for a while to help rebuild the muscles from weeks of not using it.