DCI natural treatment uses many different internal and external natural therapies at the same time.  Basically, the idea is to “gang up” on the fibrous palm lump.  This strategy throws everything you can against the fibrous Dupuytren’s contracture tissue to overwhelm it.   We combine nutrients (vitamin E, PABA, l-arginine etc.) for soft tissue healing, fibrin-eating enzymes, plus things like stretching, ultrasound, DMSO, etc.  No one else does it like DCI. Aggressively supplying a large group of so many therapy items at the same time makes the DCI concept different – and effective.

Our strategy is more inclusive than using vitamin E alone, as many doctors suggest.  A single nutrient (like vitamin E or acetyl-L-carnitine) is never as successful  to remove the fibrous palm lump, as a combination of nutrients.

DCI tells you how to do it 

You will be impressed with the amount of helpful information you will receive:

1. Every plan for home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture comes with 12-14 pages of detailed notes. No one says they do not know how to use their natural Dupuytren’s contracture treatment plan after reading these instructions.
2. Stay organized, motivated and in control of your treatment plan with detailed outlines that explain each therapy you use.
3. How to increase the intensity of treatment, safely and effectively. If you wish, share this information with your local physician, so he/she will know what you are doing. 
4. How to evaluate your hand for improvement, based on the size, shape, density and degree of adhesion of the Dupuytren’s contracture fibrous tissue.  As a result, you will know exactly how much progress you are making, and  how to manage your natural therapy dosages correctly.
5. Lastly, a worksheet to create and follow your treatment schedule, and keep notes about the palm lump at each stage of treatment. There is no guessing with the DCI method.

Dupuytren’s Contracture Institute gets 8-10 reports about moderate to great improvement (including complete elimination) of the DC lumps and cords for every one report of failure; much more success than failure. Every week people report they move their fingers better, flatten their palm farther, have less hand pain and enjoy greater ease doing the important activities they lost (washing, dressing, working, etc.).  Of course, these improvements of finger and hand movement are accompanied by reduction of the size, shape, density and degree of adhesion of their palm lump and finger cord.

If the idea of the body being able to reduce the DC fibrous tissue makes sense to you, then give it your best effort for a few months and see what happens for you.

You only know if you try   

Those people who follow the DCI instructions accurately usually report at least small improvement of their Dupuytren’s contracture, and oftentimes more than that.  The key is to use their program as DCI suggests for several months.  Those people who do best with their home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture use the larger plans.  They tend to be more aggressive and exact following suggestion.  Those who do more get better results, just like most things in life. Poorest results occur for those who use only a small part of the standard DCI plans, or do not follow the instructions they are given.   

In many cases, those who have had prior Dupuytren’s contracture hand surgery can see some improvement with natural treatment.  However, the results are not as good as if they did not have hand surgery, due to increased scar formation and tissue loss.

In 2002, we first used these same self-treatment ideas to Peyronie’s disease (a similar fibrous tissue problem of the male reproductive organ).  These men reported their Dupuytren’s contracture was also getting better, in addition to their PD.  In fact, sometimes their Dupuytren’s contracture got better, faster, than their PD.  Because of this, Dupuytren’s Contracture Institute started in 2004.  In this way, we could educate more people about home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture.

Good results even in difficult cases 

DCI has worked with an estimated 10,000-12,000 people.   Between 70- 80 percent of people we work with have had Dupuytren’s contracture for 2-5 years; a small percent of cases for 10-12 years; another small percent of cases for a year or less.  Perhaps 10-20 percent of people who use the natural Dupuytren’s Contracture Institute method have had one or more hand surgeries before starting their conservative self-treatment. The majority of people DCI works with have advanced cases of Dupuytren’s contracture, but we also work with early cases of DC.  Both, chronic and early DC responds well to the DCI methods.  

On average, DCI receives 8-10 reports of moderate to marked improvement of Dupuytren’s contracture (up to complete elimination) for every one report of failure; a very good success rate, indeed.

Naturally, improvement of  Dupuytren’s contracture begins at different rates and times for different people. 

On average, most people (70-80%) respond to some degree to DCI treatment, either in a small or large way.  They notice a variable amount of improvement after 1-3 months of aggressively and correctly applied home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture, as described by DCI.   On the other hand, in about 10% of cases there is no improvement at all.  Reduction of the hand lump is more likely if there are no changes or modifications of the DCI treatment approach.  in this way, closely following our outline of treatment provides better results.

At one extreme, reduction of the Dupuytren’s contracture fibrous palm lump and finger cord can begin quickly, like in a few weeks.   And at the other extreme, as long as several months.   

Working with the body 

In many cases, the body can and does reduce DC, without any help at all.  See if you can do a better job of it with DCI help. Give it your best effort, and see what happens for you.

Once the fibrous tissue begins to soften and shrink it can take up to an additional 6-12 months to reach maximum recovery. 

No one can predict when improvement will start, length of treatment needed, or the degree of final improvement.  For this reason, no guarantee is made that anyone will respond.  There are too many variables.  For best results, work as faithfully and aggressively as possible to supply your tissue with everything it needs to heal as completely as possible.

In conclusion, do not make the mistake of assuming your Dupuytren’s problem is too old or too advanced to improve.  Whatever happens, you will have the satisfaction of knowing you did your best to heal your Dupuytren’s contracture. 

First, before getting started with DCI home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture, review our Dupuytren treatment philosophy   

Select one of the plans below.  Each one is a well-balanced way to start your Dupuytren self-treatment.  Which one should you use?  Like a lot of things in life, the more you do the more you get. Applying this logic to Dupuytren treatment, the larger the plan you select the more likely you will see a favorable response. You can modify any of the following Dupuytren treatment plans  by adding to, or subtracting from it based what you have learned from this site.  Regardless, each  Dupuytren treatment plan can be a good starting point that can be custom tailored to suit your thinking. 

Treatment plans explained 

Please, click here for more information about the DCI SMALL treatment plan.  Here,  for more information about the DCI MEDIUM treatment plan.   And, here, for more information about the DCI LARGE treatment plan. You do not have to use each and every item available from this Product List in a DC treatment plan. 

One therapy – any therapy – is better than none; two even better, three even more so, etc.  Perhaps the average number of therapies used in a treatment plan is about 8-9.  Those who try to do the least, get the least.  And, those who do the most and work the hardest to help their Dupuytren’s contracture heal get the most done – just like anything in life. 

Lastly, DCI suggests you attempt a brief therapeutic trial of Alternative Medicine care for your hand contractures before you think about doing  Dupuytren surgery because of the inherent risks.

As with most things, the cost for Dupuytren’s contracture self-treatment varies. Those people who choose to use DCI treatment more conservatively will have lower costs than what is shown below, and those who choose to be even more aggressive will have higher costs than what is shown below.

Large DCI treatment plan – Starting cost is $355.50.  On average, the cost to continue this size plan is $95-120 per month.

Medium DCI treatment plan – Starting cost is $188.46.  On average, the cost to continue this size plan $90-105 per month.

Small DCI treatment plan – Starting cost is $155.61.  On average, the cost to continue this size plan is $70-90 per month.

DCI standard suggestion 

Use the largest plan you can afford to undertake for at least three months to assure your best opportunity for success.   Use home treatment for Dupuytren’s contracture as aggressively and carefully as possible.  Finally, take self-treatment seriously.