I am a 54 year old male living in the Redbridge & Waltham Forest NHS region. I had suffered transient tingling in my left hand, following specific activities, for several years - but this was avoidable. I started to get persistent numbness and tingling in my left hand in December 2010 this got worse into January 2011. I was diagnosed with bilateral carpal tunnel lesions following nerve conduction and EMG tests (31-Mar-2011). I was sent a copy of the neuropysiology results and ran through the grading scheme you have on the website. This appeared to resolve as a R/H Grade 3 - L/H Grade 4 I wanted to avoid surgery if at all possible - as I am a full time carer for my father who has dementia and mobility issues. I therefore did some online research into non-surgical treatment options - and decided to give the CTRAC ligament stretching device a try. While waiting for the NHS cogs to split out a recommendation for CTS surgery I was able to purchase a CTRAC device, from the USA, have it delivered and complete 5 weeks of treatment on my left wrist. I used the CTRAC device as directed - (2 minutes stretch - 1 minute recovery - 2 minute stretch) repeated 3 or 4 times/day for 4-6 weeks. After five days the constant background tingling was obviously reduced. After 10 days both the numbness and tingling were much improved - and the aching pains in my fingers and forearm had disappeared. After 14 days I was experiencing near normal feeling in my left hand for an hour or so directly after each treatment - with mild symptoms returning prior to the next treatment. By day 26 the only remaining symptom was a very slight residual numbness in the treated hand - and this has gradually improved through to day 38 (5 weeks) when I took a break from treatment. I am currently at day 50 (7 weeks) after start of CTRAC treatment and am symptom free apart from a vague residual numbness in the tips of my thumb and fingers. At 38 days I discussed with my GP the offer of surgery and decided to decline/postpone - pending the longer term results of my CTRAC treatment. I have now started preventative treatments on my right wrist, which was virtually symptom free. I intend to continue to use the CTRAC treatments as required and am hopeful that it will allow me to manage my condition. Comments and questions?