I have dupuytren's disease in both hands. My left had has experienced significant disfunction and associated pain and the loss of some feeling. Playing the piano and using the keyboard on my computer has beencome very difficult. Is surgery the only answer or are there any other experiences that might be helpful? I am 55 years of age and have had this disease for about 15 years. It is only within the past year that there has been a significant loss of motion. The past three months have included pain that radiates up through the wrist and into the lower arm and a numbing of the ring and small finghes on the left hand. My father has the disease but as a much reduced level. My 19 year old son is showing the very first signs of the disease... however it is only a slight nodule on the palm of the left hand. Thanks for your help.

I just found out yesterday the innocent looking bump in the palm of my hand was Dupuytren's Disease . No one in either my mother or father's family have had it. My doctor really did not tell me much about the disease other then to hand me shelf material. I am wondering how long it usually takes for the nodule to form cords? I have gone from discovering a little bump 3 months ago to having a nodule about 1/2 to 3/4 inch with what the dr says are the beginning of cords. All the information I have found on the net seems to be the same. Has anyone found a good web site out there?

Hope you can help!

I’m new to the Dupuytren's Forum, but not to Dupuytren's that showed up about 10 years ago. Had surgery on my left hand 2 years ago but Dupuytren's is now back in the L hand worse than ever. So I know from experience surgery is only a stopgap.

I know about the French Needle so I am very interested in info about non-surgical cures. Question:

1) Are there any legit non-surgical cures? Who and where?
2) Is the SUNY Stony Brook cure near going public? Any info on the status?
3) Are there any doctors (or anyone else) doing injections? Who and where?

Please help with any info you have. I don’t want any more surgery!

Thanks.

To D Beason: unfortunately for the time being there are no cures for Dupuytren/Ledderhose, the root causes of the disease are not even understood yet. But there are therapies that help to get along with it. You might have e.g. a look at www.dupuytren-online.info. If you are interested in more research details about Dupuytren and specifically in NA, www.handcenter.org is very informative.

Wolfgang