Cdyck23:

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My name is Chris and I am 30 years old and I am a very active person. I have had Dupuytren for a couple of years and I have it in both hands. I am new to this site and new to looking into this issue. I currently do not have any contraction that I am aware of. I am working out in a crossfit gym. I am wondering if anyone knows if working out in this manner can make this disease worse? We do a lot of pull ups, olympic lifting and kettle bell work. Does anyone know if stretching helps?

If anyone can give me any advice or any information I would really appreciate it! Thanks

Edited 12/20/15 08:52

Hi Chris, I have had DD in my right hand for about two years, I am also 30 years old and very active.

The DD never gave me any trouble until about 4 months ago, when I noticed I could feel tightness and pulling along the fascia connected to my diseased pinky, when doing certain yoga poses, e.g. Downward Dog. I continued to do these poses for about a week or two, until I realized I was aggravating the condition, not "stretching it into submission."

About a month ago, I attempted to gently massage the two nodules that are along my right pinky, and that has further aggravated the condition. I stopped working out for about a week because one of the nodules became extremely sensitive to any pressure and turned bright red. Now I have to be very careful when working out, and certain exercises are simply out of the question because of the pressure they put on the sensitive nodule.

So, I suggest you avoid stretching, massage, and anything that puts direct pressure on the nodules. It seems living an active lifestyle is possible, until DD decides otherwise. It's unclear when/if that may happen in your case.

Also, it's unclear to me if gloves are helpful, harmful, or useless. You could argue that the additional padding provided by a glove will protect the nodules from irritation. In my experience, the added thickness of the glove makes it more difficult for me to gauge where pressure is being applied on my palm, and I am thus unable to avoid applying force to the nodules.

spanishbuddha:

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Cdyck23:

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My name is Chris and I am 30 years old and I am a very active person. I have had Dupuytren for a couple of years and I have it in both hands. I am new to this site and new to looking into this issue. I currently do not have any contraction that I am aware of. I am working out in a crossfit gym. I am wondering if anyone knows if working out in this manner can make this disease worse? We do a lot of pull ups, olympic lifting and kettle bell work. Does anyone know if stretching helps?

If anyone can give me any advice or any information I would really appreciate it! Thanks

Hi Chris

There's no clear answer to your question. There is evidence of a link between trauma and DD, and in my own experience I have twice aggravated the condition and caused a flare of new nodules doing some manual activity (once in the garden, once with tools on the car). Having said that I play tennis, albeit with a glove without problems. Everyone is different and I would suggest wearing gloves or strapping wherever possible doing crossfit, but others on here have different experience and don't bother protecting their hands. Deliberate stretching on the palm and fingers is probably not to be advised though.

SB