Article of manufacture for anatomical support, pain reduction, or therapeutic treatment

An article of manufacture suitable for addressing a problem in a human body, the article of manufacture comprising:

• a material in sheet form including first and second adhesive-coated parts releasably retained on a cover layer, wherein each of the first and second adhesive-coated parts includes:
• a support layer of synthetic microfiber fabric having a greater resistance to stretching in a first test direction of two test directions specified in ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) D3759 than in a second test direction of the two test directions;
• and
• an adhesive intermittent across the support layer;
• said first adhesive-coated part being elongated with straight sides and rounded end portions, and being configured to be removable from said cover layer and adhered to an outer skin surface of the human body;
• and
• said second adhesive-coated part being elongated with straight sides and rounded end portions, and configured to be removable from said cover layer and adhered to the outer skin surface of the human body independently from the first part;
• wherein the support layer allows the passage of moisture vapor and the adhesive being intermittent across the support layer increases permeability.