I am in the very early stages of this problem and want to know about Dupuytren contracture massage. My problem started 6 months ago and want to try to turn this around sooner than later…. Not sure I can afford or even want to take everything on your plans….so if you could list out the TOP 6 supplements to take, could you let me know…? Would 6 even be enough?
Do you think massage helps Dupuytrens contracture? Or would it aggravate it?
I have one other question…..lets say I get the most expensive plan as well as the most expensive enzyme you sell…which would be a ton of money to maintain over the months….and I do get positive results…what is to stop it from coming back again like it might after surgery? I want to get to the UNDERLYING cause of this rather than treating the symptoms. I know some say it is genetic but I am wondering about diet etc. It makes no sense to spend thousands on supplements which it could end up costing that for the body to re absorb the tissue, which I believe the body is capable of doing…only to have it come back again…..
Regards, Catherine
Greetings Catherine,
Your thoughtful questions bring up many broad and interesting topics to explore that I believe will not only help you, but others as well.
The first point is that you do not need to “take everything” found in the DCI plans. These various plans are well rounded and balanced examples of what a person might need to use to enhance their healing ability against the foreign fibrous tissue of Dupuytren’s contracture. No one knows what you might need to make this happen, or even if it will happen. The idea is to do as much, and to take as much of a variety of nutrients, as you think reasonable and appropriate to get the job done. The problem is that no one knows what you will need to get the job done. Because of this DCI recommends that you use a broad and diverse array of possible therapies, while monitoring the size, shape, density, surface features and degree of adhesion of the deep and superficial fibrous tissue in your hand plus the range of motion of the involved fingers, to determine the effectiveness of the therapy you are using.
As a second point, there are no top six therapies in terms of those that are most effective because the therapies are not used this way. They are all used in groups and combinations, and it is never recommended that any one therapy be used by itself as a solo therapy. Besides, if I could give you a top six list it would not mean that they would necessarily help you. What works for one person will not necessarily work for the next person in the same way.
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Thirdly, Dupuytren contracture massage can be helpful, but extreme caution and care must be followed. I have seen internet discussions in which people have recommended deep and forceful pushing and gouging of the internal fibrous tissue to “break it up.” This is a mistake that can lead to aggravation and spreading of of the initial problem. The best kind of soft tissue work is extremely light and passive manual stretching – so light that while you are doing it you think that it is too light to be effective. Dupuytren contracture massage must be done with grave caution since it can easily be misused, and you only realize you have overdone it when it is too late
Lastly, you ask about recurrence of Dupuytren contracture after DCI treatment. Dupuytren recurrence is a constant problem that has plagued surgeons for centuries and even to today. Please see Dupuytren Surgery and Recurrence of Hand Contracture. Even so, in almost 12 years of doing this work of helping people to deal with their hand contracture using Alternative Medicine I have never had the occasion of someone coming back who got good results to say that their problem recurred after using the DCI concepts of treatment. Perhaps there is someone out there who had their DC return, you never know, but no one has told me so. I suppose it is possible, but I have no knowledge of it.
Even if the DC did recur after DCI style treatment, the consequences would be far different than if the DC did recur after hand surgery. When a hand is operated on for Dupuytrens, normal healthy tissue is removed along with the diseased tissue. As a result of that hand surgery the hand is vastly different than it was before surgery; it has been diminished and is less structurally strong; not only are some tissues now missing, many are shortened and altered by the surgeon. When –not if – Dupuytren contracture recurs after the first hand surgery, the next surgeon will have less tissue to work with for the second hand surgery. If the second hand surgery is done then the next recurrence will be all the more difficult for the third hand surgery. For this reason many people find that after the 2nd or 3rd surgery – and sometimes even after the 1st surgery – that no more surgeries can be performed. These people face the possibility of either allowing the hand to develop full blown contracture or amputation.
All I can tell you is that it makes most sense to me to be as conservative as possible and to try as many non-surgical options as make sense to you before submitting to DC surgery. I am not against DC hand surgery, just very conservative about its use because of the dire results I encounter on an almost daily basis.
If I can help you in any way please let me know. TRH