My pinky finger on my right hand was bent beyond 90 degrees.
Thanks to Channel 7 News & Dr. Dean, I called Dr. Denkler and saw him on July 21st. It was my lucky day, he had had a cancellation and was able to do an NA right away. My finger is now almost straight, and once the joint is less swollen I will be able to work on stretching it even straighter.
I wore a hand dressing for 2 days and then was able to use Bandaids over the weekend. It's now been 8 days and there's no sign of the proceedure he did.
On Monday (5 days after the NA) I was playing golf again and played every day for 5 days. Had to change my grip a little because of swollen pinky joint, but I still can't believe the results from 1/2 hour of Dr. Denkler's time.
In September I'll go back and have my left hand pinky done, it's only a few degrees bent, but after the success on my right hand I think it best to do it before it gets any worse.
If anyone needs more info feel free to Email me.

Ken Warren, Petaluma, Calif.

Just returned from having both hands repaired by Dr. Denkler last week. I am a veterinarian and gave considerable thought prior to having NA done in Calif. Two years ago I traveled to Switzerland and had my right hand done sucessfully by Dr. Rappoport. Being very thankful to everyone contributing to this forum, and after reading Dr. Denkler's practice philosophy, I decided to have him do both my hands this time, since the
dups had returned. And I couldn't be happier with the results!! And my hands were no easy job. Dr. Denkler corrected four fingers and a thumb using NA; as well as correcting a bountonnier deformity on my right pinky finger using a needle tenotomy. All my fingers are once again straight and functional. I am very happy as we all are after having successful NA. My personal impression was that Dr. Denkler's work was on an equal if not superior to the Europe rheumatologists. He was also very personal and after talking to him over two days I'm convinced his qualifications and experience with this type of non-surgical approach is highly commendable. Again, I want to thank all the forum contributors of the past that informed me about NA, and allowed me to avoid traditional surgery, and once again, thank you Dr. Denkler. Jim

Kristen: Sorry about your severity of this dreaded disorder, dups. First off, Dr. Denkler did the tenotomy to repair my bountonnier deformity. I also remember him telling me that he did some needle release that involved the PIP joint(s) space (s). My P1-P2 joint on my pinky was at a right angle, so quite significant; also this joint had restricted range of motion. The needle release he performed not only straightened my finger but also increased the range of motion at my P1-P2 joint as well as at the P2-P3 joint where the bountonnier deformity was. During the procedure, he discussed to some extent, some of the non-invasive procedures he has performed over the years involving the hand, even prior to him performing the NA procedure. He deserves serious consideration. Let me know if I can be any more help, jey

Randy H, Just to let you know, Dr. Denkler did comment to me about his upcoming trip to Paris to see the NA doctors there. He seemed genuinely excited to learn their techniques and knowledge, as well as interested in their response to some of his techniques and ideas. I don't remember exactly when he is going but seems like it was sometime within 1-2 months from now. Thanks, Jey

jey:

That was certainly one knarley contraction of your pinkie. Congrats to you and Dr. D. Once he has made the trip to Paris there will be no nay sayers on *this* board. He looks like the real deal to me.

It is so encouraging to see additional informational sites to help educate us patients about our real options. I fully expect I'll need some work on my right pinkie MCP within a year or two. This will be a walk in the park for Denkler and a short plane ride for me.

I guess we'll have none of the usual "East Coast Bias" we suffer from out West when it comes to *NA!* (or collage football championships) :) :)