Dupuytren’s contracture, also known as palmar fibromatosis, is a condition where the fingers bend towards the palm and cannot be extended or straightened. It will also cause lumps or dimples in the skin of the palm that will actually draw the finger down.
There are certain groups that may have an increased risk of developing Dupuytren’s contracture such as those who have Scandinavian or Northern European descent, people over the age of 40 or people with a family history of Dupuyren’s disease, and those who suffer from liver cirrhosis. Also, there is a higher prevalence in men than women, with men being ten times as likely to develop one.
This condition progresses slowly, so many may not even notice it at first. Some of the most affected areas in those with Dupuytren’s disease are the ring finger and the little finger with the middle finger also being affected in the most severe cases. What actually happens is a change in the palmar fascia which contracts, thickens, and usually shortens, leading to limited movement in fingers.
Unfortunately, there is no known treatment for it, just procedures that would either slow its progress or more extreme procedures like surgery. A Remedial massage Gold Coast can offer is one of the therapies that would help patients get a slower progress; also with regular remedial massage, a patient would be able to minimize the pain that they feel and actually increase the array of their movements.
Those who seek surgery would find that a few sessions of this type of massage afterwards would help them ease the healing process, but also avoid developing the condition later on, as Dupuytren’s contracture is a chronic and recurrent condition.
Remedial massage works to soften the lumps on the hand and loosens the contractions; in other words, your massage therapist should have the following goals: decrease the contractures in the palm, flexor compartment and hypertonicity, which will eventually lead to increasing the mobility of your hand and fingers.
The techniques used with a remedial massage Gold Coast has to offer to treat Dupuytren’s disease can be varied, such as: frequent effleurage or petrissage massage techniques, the friction of the fascial nodules on the palm, trigger point release technique, peripheral joint mobilization for both the wrist and the hand and stretching techniques for the wrist flexors and the palm.
These massage techniques should work in decreasing your pain and increasing your mobility in just a few sessions; after a longer treatment that includes regular remedial massage sessions, the patient should be able to regain some of his or her normal hand functions.
Afterwards, they should have some maintaining remedial massage sessions from time to time and monitor their condition and see whether they should go back to regular treatment.
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