wach:

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I am currently wearing the splint that is shown at the bottom of http://www.dupuytren-online.info/dupuytr...techniques.html. It's comfortable to wear as night splint but during the day it would be more convenient if it supported only my little and my ring finger. [snip]Generaly I would think that any specifically recommended period for wearing a splint after NA or enzyme injection is probably just a recommendation, not more. The best advice might be to put on the splint for a while whenever you feel the contracture is returning. A German member of our Society has been doing that for the last 5 years (after NA) and his finger is still straight.

Wolfgang

Thanks for posting this-- it's hard to tell from the pictures whether there is a stiffener all the way up the fingers--is there? I'd imagine there'd have to be. I think it's a worthwhile consideration to consider wearing a split indefinitely. I've been sick the last several weeks and haven't been wearing my split. I put it on last night and can noticed the difference immediately and that my fingers had contracted. I had been just about ready to go back to my PT and get the splint adjusted for a little more resistance because it had gotten loose between my fingers and the palm restraint and after not wearing it for several weeks--I'm right back to where I started right after NA.

When I get a chance I'll take a picture of my splint and post it just in case it helps anyone.
Diane

Diane and Wolfgang,


Thanks for your recent post on the splint. Wolfgang, the splint you are wearing and the picture posted looks more comfortable than the custom splint (made of molded material, and hard like a rock) made for me back in 2006 when I had hand therapy after my first NA.. Back then, I only used it for a few months, my contracture returned, I had a second NA in 2010 and I wore the same splint for a few months. I guess my mistake was not wearing it indefinitely... or maybe I am just prone to recurrences and its just me !! It is also possible that I stopped wearing it because it was so stiff, and the minute the contracture re-started the bent joint was hitting the hard material and made it impossible to wear, yours looks soft and perhaps easier to wear for a long time.

I believe now that splints should be worn forever ! If I ever have another NA, or Xiaflex on that finger I will definitely look into the splint you posted.

flojo:

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Luba,

My splint is of molded material (plastic?), too. I went back for an adjustment twice. Need to go back for another one. He heated the plastic and bent it to adjust. It is hard and flat but it works. Maybe you could get yours adjusted.

Still gonna get pic of mine posted before 2012.

Wolfgang,the glove looks pretty cool.Did u measure ur hand and if so how close was the fit?Thanks Dave

Update on my Reishi mushroom extract experience: The minimum recommended daily dose (which I had been taking for several weeks) seemed to maintain the condition of my Dupuytren`s (and Garrod`s) rather than improve it. I have reverted to taking the maximum dose, and significant progress appears to have been resumed.
Wishing you a joyful Christmas, and a healthy and happy New Year.