Plantar fascial fibromatosis, also known as Ledderhose's disease, Morbus Ledderhose, and plantar fibromatosis, is a relatively uncommon non-malignant thickening of the feet's deep connective tissue, or fascia. In the beginning, where nodules or cords start growing along tendons of the foot, the disease can go unnoticed. Eventually, however, the cords thicken, the toes stiffen and bend, and walking becomes painful. The disease is named after Dr. Georg Ledderhose, a German surgeon who described the condition for the first time in 1894.
WEARING PROPER SHOES, arch supports, extra padding where needed has given me enough support to take short walks. It's painful at the stiffening stage and rolling a frozen water bottle under the arch helps the arch tendon stretch rather than retract.
Also have added chefs rubber cushion matts in the kitchen for extra cushion for standing while cooking or just sit on a stool. Cannot stand long or walk on unlevel surfaces. Sometimes feet feel like they are on fire and throbbing pain & muscle cramps. I have found that magnesium oil relieves the pain. The nodes are very small at this stage. Hoping they stay that way.

Kind Regards
Cherise

Edited 10/07/15 05:19

IV'E HAD A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF BEING WORRY FREE ABOUT MY FEET. NOW THE BURNING AND TINGLING IS BACK WITH A BUMP UNDER THE BALL OF MY RIGHT FOOT. WENT TO AN ORTHO LAST WEEK HE DIDNT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT THE BUMP, WHICH UPSETS ME BECAUSE I ALSO HAVE DD, AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. HE THINKS ITS TARPUL TUNNEL AND SUGGEST A NERVE TEST. I OPTED FOR EXCERSIZES FOR TIME BEING. HE SAID HE HAS REMOVED THE BUMPS ON OTHER PATIENTS BEFORE. I'VE READ THEY COME BACK AND BRING FRIENDS, SO I DONT THINK I'LL DO THAT. IV'E ALSO READ ABOUT VERAPAMIL OINTMENT. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ME?

Hi Vic,

a bump under the ball of your foot is not necessarily Ledderhose disease (though it might be). Do you have a chance for a good diagnosis?

I agree that surgery is the last resort. Recurrence after surgery is typically frequent and fast. We recently surveyed patients about how they parceived various treatments. Results are on http://www.dupuytren-online.info/patient_survey.html. Verapamil did not achieve very good ratings but it may work for some patients and then it's good.

Wolfgang

You are welcome. Wishing you the best and hope you do not experience progression.

Take Care.

Esther