Non-surgical Intervention for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Kinesio Tape approximately 12-inch strip will be applied to the dorsal surface of the forearm of the affected side for three-day increments over three weeks of the study.

Kinesio Tape for the control group will be a 4 inch Kinesio Tape applied to the scapular spine for three day increments over three weeks of the study.

A general cock-up splint will be supplied, fitted, and checked on each of the four return visits by the researchers. Lumbrical exercises are also used and consist of active joint ranges for the wrist and hand. The exercises will be demonstrated by the researchers for 3-sets of 10 times each, daily, to be recorded in a log by the participants.