Carpal tunnel syndrome relief devices and methods of using thereof

A method of obtaining relief for a carpal tunnel syndrome, said method comprising the following steps:

• a. providing a set of carpal tunnel syndrome relief devices, each carpal tunnel syndrome relief device configured for an adhesive application to a skin of a volar area on a proximal side of a wrist over a median nerve of a subject, each of said carpal tunnel syndrome relief devices comprising a resilient curved strip of a generally elongated rectangular shape with rounded edges, said resilient strip defining a middle portion equipped with or adapted to receive a pressure sensitive adhesive layer on a concave side thereof and an adhesive-free periphery, a curvature of said concave side is defined by a chord with a length of 20 mm to 35 mm and a height from a peak of said middle portion to said chord,
• said set comprising:
• a first carpal tunnel syndrome relief device with a ratio of said chord length to said height of 3.5 to 4.5,
• a second carpal tunnel syndrome relief device with the ratio of said chord length to said height of 4.5 to 5.5, and
• a third carpal tunnel syndrome relief device with the ratio of said chord length to said height of 5.5 to 6.5
• b. evaluating a curvature of the volar area of the wrist of the subject and selecting one of said carpal tunnel syndrome relief devices to best achieve a distance between the peak of the middle portion of the selected device and underlying skin to be from 3 mm to 6 mm used as a predetermined criteria based on the a curvature of said volar area of the inner wrist of said subject, and
• c. resiliently deforming said selected carpal tunnel syndrome relief device during the application thereof to said skin of the volar area such that said concave side is less curved while being in contact with said skin area to provide continuous outward tension configured for lifting said skin of the volar area and underlying soft tissues, wherein said periphery provides continuous skin compression to at least some skin areas outside said skin area above said median nerve,
• whereby said carpal tunnel syndrome relief device is configured to shift said underlying soft tissues away from said median nerve and relieve compression of said median nerve without limiting wrist motion.