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By Mayo Clinic staffIf you have mild Dupuytren's contracture, you may want to:
- Stretch your fingers. Gently bend your fingers backward from your palm. One way to do this is to place your fingers on the edge of a table, palm down, and then lift the palm upward gradually as you keep your fingers flat on the table.
- Use massage and heat. Before stretching, warm up your hands with a microwavable heat pack and then massage your palms with lanolin cream.
- Protect your hands. Avoid a tight grip on tools by building up the handles with pipe insulation or cushion tape. Use gloves with heavy padding during heavy grasping tasks.
References
- Calandruccio JH. Dupuytren contracture. In: Canale ST, et al. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2007. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/185412162-4/958195331/1584/560.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-03329-9..50075-1_3999. Accessed Feb. 24, 2010.
- Sheon RP, et al. Dupuytren's contracture. http://www.uptodate.com/home/index.html. Accessed Feb. 24, 2010.
- Stretanski MF. Dupuytren contracture. In: Frontera WR, et al. Essentials of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Saunders Elsevier; 2008. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/185680318-3/958880137/1678/28.html#4-u1.0-B978-1-4160-4007-1..50027-4_405. Accessed Feb. 25, 2010.
- Dupuytren's contracture. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=a00008. Accessed Feb. 24, 2010.
- Rayan GM. Nonoperative treatment of Dupuytren's disease. Journal of Hand Surgery. 2008;33A:1208.
- Amadio PC (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. March 8, 2010.
- Hurst LC, et al. Injectable collagenase clostridium histolyticum for Dupuytren's contracture. New England Journal of Medicine. 2009;361:968.
- Xiaflex (prescribing information). Malvern, Pa.: Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; 2010. http://www.xiaflex.com/XIAFLEX_prescribing_info.jsp. Accessed March 15, 2010.
- Mercier LR. Dupuytren's contracture. In: Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2010. Philadelphia, Pa.: Mosby Elsevier; 2009. http://www.mdconsult.com/das/book/body/186345095-3/960507000/2088/198.html#4-u1.0-B978-0-323-05609-0..00013-7--sc0110_4003. Accessed Feb. 25, 2010.
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