My situation matches Bruno's pretty exactly. I had the left pinky surgically corrected. It took a while for it to "come back" completely, but it has been fine for the last six years. It is in only the last year that my right pinky has been exhibiting signs of Dupuytrens (my Viking heritage?). I've been firmly massaging at the noticeable nodules in the finger, and stretching the finger straight; this seems to be holding the situation at bay. There are times when I think I can feel the tendons acting up: a not-quite-painful twinge that I massage away. Some cases can be treated with aponeurotomy, the needle treatment Bruno mentioned. The deeper surgery looks pretty brutal, but was required for my left finger which was bent to about 45 degrees away from 180 when straightened. Lots of physical therapy followed. Works fine now, but the orthopedic surgeon warned me that it could return.
Leonard From: Bruno Fournier <[email protected]> Reply-To: Hurdy-Gurdy List <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 7:32 PM To: Hurdy-Gurdy List <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HG-new] Digest for [email protected] - 3 Messages in 1 Topic Hello, I have been suffering from Dupuytren contracture for the last 7 years. First it was my small left hand finger which became gradually bent at a 90 degree angle and could not longer be retracted. Then I had the same thing started happening on my right hand ring finger. There are only two ways of dealing with this issue, and no alternative soft medicine such as Accupuncture will fix the problem . one way is a treatement involving poking with a needle to free up the nodules that lodge onto your tendons , the other alternative is surgery. I had the latter done, which resulted in my fingers being able to work again, although my pinky on my left hand will not bend properly any more at the first joint, hence making it a bit awkwared to play lute, or guitar, etc, but its a lot better than not being able to open up the finger at all. get a good plastic surgeon and have it done, I have met with people who the needle technique done on them, but the Dupuytren came back a few years later. In Dupuytren contracture, you will feel lumps inside your palm or on the fingers that press against your tendons, its very uncomfortable and since you can no longer relax the affected fingers.. Bruno 2013/6/25 Felicia Dale <[email protected]> > Michael, I'd like to hear about any therapies you might have for this issue, > please. I was going to suggest acupuncture. > > Felicia. > > On Jun 20, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Michael Muskett <[email protected]> > wrote: >> > It seems that you have Dupuytrens contracture and yes, it's a right pain >> and makes it difficult to play. I can show you a treatment which may hold it >> at bay or even improve your ability if you would like to contact me. `Michael >> > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "hurdygurdy" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > <mailto:hurdygurdy%[email protected]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > > The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at > http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new > subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hurdygurdy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:hurdygurdy%[email protected]> . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- Bruno Cognyl-Fournier www.estavel.org <http://www.estavel.org/> -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
