Annmarie:

Sorry, but I haven't read anything about massage therapy for Dups.

If massage helps, I'd sure like to know about it.

Mark

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Well if there is anyone around the Dublin area who would like to give massage a bash leave a comment and maybe we can arrange something?? I would really love to try it and see how it goes.

I am a Licensed Massage Therapist and have tried some massage on my own hand, with no success. However, I must also say that the initial 'expert' opinion I got from my hand surgeon, to wit: "There is NOTHING that can alleviate Dupuytren's except surgery" (1992) discouraged me from regular self treatment (or other treatment). Even today, in 2007, and after NA is already being used successfully in several States, the long list of Arizona hand surgeons I called to inquire about NA yielded not a single doctor in Arizona who is even willing to LOOK at alternative resources. I have renewed hope from the publications of the Dupuytren Society, Drs Eaton and others, that the hopelessness of my and others' condition is NOT so. I, too, would appreciate any information about even slight success with massage therapy, along with detailed description of how, how often, and how long massage was administered before showing results.

I realize this post is quite old, but I wanted to let you know I have so far treated 2 clients with early onset ( 1 client with a cord and 1 v small nodule the other with a cord and 2 pea sized nodules causing a 20 degree bend) who have both responded well to cross fiber frictions and slow controlled compression techniques.

Unfortunately I cannot find research evidence to support massage therapys use, but i have talked to a small number of therapists in the USA and Canada who have also had favourable outcomes.

Stephen Jeffrey West London UK.

There is three type massage therapy

1. Neuromuscular Therapy

Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT), which is a massage modality that focuses on the treatment of trigger points. Trigger points are painful points located within taut bands of muscle, hypertonicity, and are treated primarily with the application of pressure varying from light to heavy depending on the stage of development of the trigger point.

2. Raindrop Therapy

It combines aroma therapy, massage techniques and heat to stimulate every organ, muscle and bone of the body at a cellular level. It activates structural and electrical whole body alignment. Raindrop therapy boosts the immune system and enables the body to release toxins.

3. Tui Na

Tui Na massage has been developed in China for over 2000 years. It uses massage techniques to ease the knots and tension out of muscles, and at the same time work with the meridians and acupoints to regulate and balance the flow of energy (Qi). Sometimes, Tui Na is called 'acupressure massage' as it uses acupressure, and other manual techniques, to stimulate the same points that are used in acupuncture. Unlike acupuncture it does not use needles but it works on chi energy to bring the client's body back to the balanced state. Tui Na massage also acts as a preventive measure by strengthening the immune system.