At approximately the same time that my Dupuyten’s appeared (3 years ago), I also came down with a severe case of tendinitis in my forearms just above my wrists on the palm side of my arms. It was so bad that I could no longer wring a washcloth, play the piano, or drive, among other limitations. The doctor assumed that it was a repetitive stress injury due to my excessive piano playing (4+ hours/day). Then, after my radiation treatments, the tendinitis greatly improved to the point that I thought it was history. However, in the last few weeks it has again returned to limit my activities. At the same time, I’ve also noticed that my Dupuytren’s has also become more active – a new nodule and some itching.

I’m wondering if anyone else has had a similar connection between tendinitis and Dupuytren's. And I’m also wondering if maybe I don’t really have tendinitis; but rather, it is just another symptom of Dupuytren's. Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Sharon

I play tennis and piano.

Although I have had finger joint injuries from piano, not (yet) tendonitis.

However I have over they last 20+ years had various cases of tendonitis from playing tennis, wrist, shoulder, tennis elbow, golfers elbow. Also jumpers knee. My DD first showed up only 2-3 years ago, in my non-racquet holding hand, so for me I cannot make a connection.

I now have DD symptoms in my racquet hand. Flared up this year with an angry nodule in the palm, after not protecting my hand whilst using tree loppers in the garden (I'm a bit annoyed with myself about that). Yet I would have thought the handling, vibration and shock associated with tennis would have been far more likely to have been a problem. But it never has been? In fact I thought I had a nodule on a finger in my racquet hand a few months ago, after stoppng tennis for a while, which was apparent when I resumed playing, and it was my perception that resumption of playing and using a racquet was responsible for eliminating that nodule!

So who knows?

It could be that the tendinitis is caused by you compensating for the DD and changing your grip or the way you strike the ball. I have been dealing with DD and LD (Both hands both feet) for 45 years and I now assume that tendon and joint pain is caused by these changes. I try to figure out the cause then make another adjustment.

With tennis I have fixed all the problems I was having by over wrapping the handle with a second grip. The grip looks too thick but fixed all the problems I was having including a bit wrist pain. Some of the others on this site wear tennis gloves and I'm sure this has the same effect.

I have recently taken to wearing gloves in the gym to stop the blisters I was getting from the equipment. The blisters were being caused by the nodules and slight changes in grip that seem to be continuous.

cschieber, Interesting that you have "tingling, slight numbness at times". I don't have these symptoms with my DD but I have had this develop recently with my LD. I first developed LD more than 45 years ago although no one knew at the time what it was. The growths were under the arch on each foot. For many years I would get blisters on the growths when running for more than 30-40 minutes. Over time the surface hardened so no problem now.

In the past couple of years I have started to develop growths of what appears to be LD behinds the toes of my left foot and a separate growth behind the big toe on my left foot. In recent months this has resulted in a tingling and slight numbness in my big toe. My thinking is that the growth is pressing against a nerve. My guess is that you have something similar going on.

I fell last year onto a concrete pad. It was only two feet but I caught myself with my hands. My hands swelled to the size of dog pads. I was in so much pain I had trouble sleeping at night and woke up in pain. My doctor did an X-ray but found nothing. My wrists hurt too. After two months of me whining, I was sent to a RA doctor. He ran blood tests but told me from the beginning he did ‘t think that was my problem. Looking at my palms he said I had Dupuytren's Contracture but didn’t know why my hands were swollen. He recommended therapy. The excercises made my hands hurt more (therapy isn’t used any more). I was referred to a surgeon. The surgeon explained that I was only at 10% but he would never be able to do surgery. I have tendonitis in my hands and wrists. I cannot have cortisone shots to alleviate the pain because of the Dupuytren’s. The tendonitis will make the Dupuytren's worse. It is a vicious circle. I haven’t been back but I am now where my sister has to cut my meat for me. We had to buy non slip door knob covers so I could open doors. A cell phone I had for 4 years, I have dropped 3 times in 2 days...

I have had the tendonitis in my wrists, hands (top and palms) and fingers for over a year. This is just a new reality.

My father before he died was dropping things too. He thought it was arthritis, I thought that as well before all this happened. I was told I had had the Dupuytren’s for some time. I had stopped doing stained glass two years ago because I could no longer cut the glass. I never thought to mention it to a doctor.

The picture is three months after I fell.

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