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11/24/2002 23:59
Rick Tuyn

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11/24/2002 23:59
Rick Tuyn

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exercise

Has anyone had any eperience, good or bad, with "rice resistance" exercises, i.e. exercising the hand in a bucket of uncooked rice for strength and flexibility?

11/24/2002 23:17
Gary Evans

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11/24/2002 23:17
Gary Evans

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Rick,
Are you talking about after surgery? It sounds like a good exercise for post-op therapy.
If you are talking about this as a control of Dupuytren's, most(if not all) studies would say there would be no benefit (and actually possible detriment) in slowing the progress of the disease. If you stress Dupuytren's,often it will enhance the problems.
Gary

11/24/2002 23:17
Rick Tuyn

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11/24/2002 23:17
Rick Tuyn

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exercise

Gary: I'm talking about pre-surgery. I'm a 51 year old male with a family history (father and older brother) of Dupuytren's. I've just developed my first nodule in my palm and find it hard to believe there is nothing to do but wait until it worsens. I've read these posts, which are not encouraging, but I'm hoping somebody has had some success with diet, exercise or something short of "wait and cut". Rick

11/24/2002 23:10
Gary Evans

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11/24/2002 23:10
Gary Evans

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exercise

Rick,
What you have may or may not develope further. There is a lot that no one has figured out about Dupuytren's. What is known is that an injury, stretching (tearing) tissue or many other things can trigger or be detrimental to DC. The best textbooks will say this.
Perhaps by the time you need something done, the collagenase injections will be available (5 - 8 years approx.).
Good luck, questions are good for everyone.

Gary Evans

11/24/2002 23:26
John Keller

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11/24/2002 23:26
John Keller

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Exercise

Rick,

Keep in mind that different people on this forum express different opinions. Gary is obviously of the opinion that exercise is not beneficial for Dupuytren's. His opinion is just that - an opinion. I, and numerous others, have utilized stretching and exercise and believe that the results have been very positive. I stretch vigorously and perform deep tissue massage every day, and have kept the disease at bay. Keep an open mind, and best of luck in whatever course you choose to take.

John Keller

11/25/2002 23:23
TM

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11/25/2002 23:23
TM

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excersise and experiment

Rick:

I concur with John -- every person seems to be different, both in how this manifests itself and how best to deal with it. I've been fortunate in that over 15-20 years I've never progressed seriously beyond nodules in the palms. When it appeared that nodules were beginning in the fingers, I cut way back on vitamin C and increased vitamin E. I also began regularly applying a high concentration vitamin E oil to my hands. The nodes in the fingers are gone, and those on the palms are diminished. I know there are those who are skeptical -- but you must find what works for you. I use my hands actively in a variety of sports and other activities, and find that level of exercise appears to be constructive.

I encourage you to exercise, and to experiment. Good luck.

TM

11/25/2002 23:24
Rick Tuyn

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11/25/2002 23:24
Rick Tuyn

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exercise

Based on what I have read on these posts, the jury is out on the benefits of exercise. Additionally, Vitamins B6,E (and Vitamin E oil) appear to be beneficial, while Vitamin C should be limited. Any thoughts?

11/25/2002 23:33
Gary Evans

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11/25/2002 23:33
Gary Evans

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exercise/treatments

Rick,
The problem with a forum like this is that there is no control group to validate what is tried experimentally by the people here with DC. If you line up 100 people with DC, you will have many (say 30) that will have a dormant stage of DC which might be lasting 10 years to the rest of their lives. If some of these people in the dormant stage are using vitamin E, naturally they will think it is the greatest thing going. This becomes contradictory when that person recommends vitamin E to someone who is in an active phase of DC. Same with any of the suggestions in this forum. So these suggestions about what works or doesn't work, really only depend on a person's individual situation (which can vary greatly). It also even depends on which fingers are affected. The little finger, for example, with DC has a different rate (worse) of recurrence than other fingers.

Gary

11/26/2002 23:16
TOm

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11/26/2002 23:16
TOm

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Gary, you seem to have quite a medical library available to you. How is that so? Plus I find perplexing, from your many posts, that how is it you seem to know so many people with DC, when it is limited to such a small percentage of the population? Is your little hamlet in Oregon, the DC capital of America?

01/27/2003 23:50
Liam Fitzgerald Cullen Mallow Ireland

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01/27/2003 23:50
Liam Fitzgerald Cullen Mallow Ireland

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~sq~DC~sq~

I was wondering if anybody had ever had acupuncture to treat the disease?

Liam Fitzgerald - Ireland.

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