After unsuccessful RT last year, I have been having massage therapy for DD with Stephen Jeffrey. After only three very relaxing and holistic treatments I am already feeling the benefits. The nodules on both hands have softened and flattened and there is no sign of progression and no new nodules. The aching and stiffness which I think were side effects from RT is also getting better.

I am feeling really encouraged and for the first time in months I have stopped obsessing so much about my hands! I only wish I had opted for massage therapy as my first line of treatment when I was initially diagnosed.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if massage therapy, the most non-invasive and benign of treatments, could stop the progress of DD and minimise nodules?

I will report my progress.

aryan

stephenjeffrey:

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stephenjeffrey:

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I realize this post is quite old, but I wanted to let you know I have so far treated 2 clients with early onset ( 1 client with a cord and 1 v small nodule the other with a cord and 2 pea sized nodules causing a 20 degree bend) who have both responded well to cross fiber frictions and slow controlled compression techniques.

Unfortunately I cannot find research evidence to support massage therapys use, but i have talked to a small number of therapists in the USA and Canada who have also had favourable outcomes.

Stephen Jeffrey West London UK

Just to update you on the 2 above clients progress.

Both clients have maintained their improved condition and I am pleased to report no new nodules, no new contractures. :)

Both clients continue to come once per month for other issues that build up as part of their jobs. I dedicate 20 mins of each session to checking their palms and fingers for any warning signs and release any tension with the techniques mentioned above. The only time I became concerned was when 1 client returned from 2 weeks golfing in Ireland, the cord that been inactive had tightened up and was trying to start contracting. However by the next session it had softened and stopped pulling.


A new client.
From nov 2012 I have been treating a client with a 70 degree contracture of the PIP joint of the little finger of the right hand. This was a case of rapid onset ( 6 degrees per month ) during the preceding 12 mths. The palmer fascia proximal to and over the MCP joint was thickened and tight. The involved PIP joint was red and sore (possibly from attempts at too much stretching).
The good news is the contracture has stopped increasing, the palmer fascia has normalised and is soft, the PIP joint is no longer red or sore.
However, because the original angle of contracture has not yet reversed it is still 70 degrees, we are starting a day taping and night splinting program. (My client may be clenching fists during sleep.)
I will let you know of any progress in due course.

Regards Stephen Jeffrey

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I have tried massage and acupuncture too but they didn't worked. I'm planning for the surgery now. I'm new here and i read all the posts to learn.

Does anybody know about Dupuytren nodes and cords appearing on other body parts besides hands and feet. Would appreciate any info.

Edited 07/19/13 13:31

A night splint is a gradual push to straighten the hand where as deep massage is much harsher. I have been hesitant about deep pressure or intense stretching as trauma to the hand seems to trigger Dupuytren's. I haven't seen any other discussion about deep massage being trauma to the hand, but it just seems to me like it would be or could be.

Watch it and if it seems to be helping not triggering, you'll know best.