Duypuytrens Contracture-Modification Needed!!!!!! Plz help

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craigslistlurkerlulz
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April 28, 2011 at 12:50 am

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Hello,

I have lost most mobility of my hand due to Duypuytrens Contracture. I have included a video to show how I am able to move my hand.

I am interested in hot yoga because I have read that it can help release and stretch out the contracture. I need help in finding modifications that will be beneficial without taking away from the yoga aspect.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvrPcEc_30Y

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Gabrielle (The Hot Yoga Doctor)
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April 28, 2011 at 1:44 pm

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Hi Rose

Thanks so much for the fascinating video. Amazing. OK… question. In theory and because of the nature of connective tissue, hot yoga should help. In fact, heat and massage and movement are the things that will help your issue. Heat is a wonderful factor in loosening up this kind of tissue.

I would suggest that moving hands in the way you would in a hot yoga class will help. I would also think that the type of movement you also want to include are ones where you open the hand up by pulling the fingers back or placing your palm down on a table and then lifting the arm up relative to your hand while keeping the hand flat down, exploring the resistance and loosening the cords up over time. This was obviously the difficult movement in your video (although up in the air).

So whatever yoga you do do, I would suggest that in the hot room is a wonderful idea. Then after class when your connective tissue is by default more fluid, I would then spend time working through specific hand exercises. If your therapist hasn’t given you any, well I would actually be surprised. So if not then come back and I am sure some suggestions could be coming your way… 😉

Namaste
Gabrielle 🙂
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