DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE- Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Dupuytren’s contracture is also known as palmar fibromatosis. It is the tightening of tissue below the skin in the palm, leads to deformity.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • CAUSES OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • DIAGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • TREATMENTS FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • PROGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • COMPLICATIONS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE
  • YOGA FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • It progresses gradually
  • Painful lump in the palm
  • One or more fingers are in bend position

CAUSES OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Family history
  • Injuries
  • Smoking
  • Alcohol
  • Certain medications
  • Padece diabetes.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

Due to the above-mentioned causes, it happens when the tissue under the skin near your fingers becomes thicker and less flexible.

DIAGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  1. EXAMINATIONS
  • Inspection
  • Palpation – tenderness
  • Movements – Flexion, Extension of wrist and fingers

 

  1. INVESTIGATIONS

 

  • X – rays

 

TREATMENTS FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • A splint that holds the palm.
  • A few cases may require surgery.
  • Medications – Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, Analgesic.
  • Treatment of underlying pathology.
  • Needling

 PROGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • El pronóstico se basa en la causa de la enfermedad, la duración y el estado del paciente

COMPLICATIONS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • It progresses gradually and all fingers may bended leads to unable to do any movement with palm.

DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, Dupuytren’s contracture falls under Vata vyadhi or a Vata dosha imbalance disorder.
  • According to Ayurveda, it may be considered as Vata vyadhi with mamsakshaya
  • Vata vyadhi can be correlated to neurological or neuromuscular disorders. The causes and pathogenesis of diseases caused by vitiation of Vata dosha, in general, are the exclusive cause and pathogenesis of pain, numbness, tingling sensation.

 

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Excess consumption of ununctuous, cold food
  • Excessive physical exercise.
  • Supresión de los impulsos naturales.
  • Trauma
  • Injuries

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Dull intermittent pain and tenderness in the palm on movement.

 

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Vata, pitta y kapha dosha se mueven por todos los canales de circulación. Debido a la naturaleza sutil de vata, impulsa a los dos doshas restantes.
  • El vata agravado habiendo provocado estos dos doshas, se exacerba y llena los canales vacíos y se mueve grandemente dentro de ellos o siendo envuelto por los otros doshas.
  • The aggravated vata resides in the palm and produces different kinds of aches and pains.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Toda – Pain
  • Sada – weakness
  • Bending of fingers – sankocha

 

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Pain and deformity associated with traumatic injuries is difficult to cure – krichra sadhya

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

Ayurvedic local treatment for dupuytren’s contracture

  • Svedam – local fermentation
  • Pain-relieving lepa application

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Balarishtam
  • Maharasnadi kashayam
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Laksha guggulu

 AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • NASYA-Ksheerabala

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

Administración interna

  • Balarishtam
  • Maharasnadi kashayam
  • Rasaraj ras
  • Laksha guggulu
  • Trayodasanga guggulu
  • Mahayogaraja guggulu

External application

  • Snehadhara – with balaswagandha tailam and ksheerabala tailam

HOME REMEDIES FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Heat application on the affected area by a towel dipped with hot water
  • Massage the painful area for 15 minutes ( NOT too much pressure )

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Evita los alimentos que producen desequilibrio de vata dosha como los alimentos fríos y secos, difíciles de digerir. Porque el desequilibrio vata agrava los síntomas.
  • Consume alimentos de fácil digestión, leche de vaca
  • Evite los ejercicios pesados que agravan aún más las afecciones.
  • Oil massage on affected area advised. Which alleviates vata dosha
  • Give proper rest to the hand.

YOGA FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – done if possible

El paciente tiene que estar sentado en postura de meditación con la cabeza y la columna vertebral erguidas, con el cuerpo relajado. El paciente tiene que cerrar una fosa nasal (por ejemplo, la fosa nasal izquierda si utiliza la mano derecha y viceversa) con el pulgar y exhalar completamente por la otra fosa nasal. De nuevo, tendrá que inspirar profundamente por la otra fosa nasal mientras la fosa opuesta sigue cerrada con el pulgar.

  • Regular finger stretching yoga asanas like anjali mudra