I have pain in palm area, as if I had fallen on rock and bruised that area. There is also sensation of "numbness" on top of hand radiating over wrist and up at least to elbow. Does anyone else have this--particularly the palm pain?

Everything I have read or researched on Dupuytrens says that it is a painless condition. Well I say "NUTS!" I have dupuytrens in both hands and feet and mine hurts like hell sometimes. Whoever said that it is a painless condition apparently does not have dupuytrens.

Was just diagnosed in January, and there's just the slightest contraction in my right middle finger so far. Every time I read that its painless, I want to throw something at whoever wrote it! Nothing seems to help for me, either. Sometimes, heat or cold will help a little, but it's not consistent. I was sent to a hand therapist who showed me stretching exercises and gave me some sponges to squeeze for strengthening. It helped a little, too. It took the pain from something that was controlling my life to something that was just a little distracting. I've also stopped taking glucosamine/chondroitin, and that seems to have helped almost right away. I'm hoping that will continue.

The physical therapist told me she seems a number of people with it, more than she used to, and it's often painful. She said it would be surprising if it wasn't, considering all the nerves in the hand that would be affected by the tightening and pulling.

Anyway, my husband is sure we can beat this thing through sheer will, bless his heart, so I will continue to stretch and squeeze my sponges and hope for the best.