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
  • Алкоголь
  • Certain medications
  • Диабет

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

  • Prognosis is based on the cause of the disease, duration and condition of the patient

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.
  • Suppression of natural urges.
  • Травма
  • 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

  • Вата, питта и капха доши движутся по всем каналам кровообращения. Благодаря тонкой природе ваты она подталкивает остальные две доши.
  • The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other 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

  • Сведам - местное брожение
  • Обезболивающее применение лепа

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

Внутреннее управление

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

Внешнее применение

  • 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
  • Массируйте болезненную область в течение 15 минут (не слишком сильно).

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Avoid food items which produce vata dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because vata imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Употребляйте легкоусвояемые продукты, коровье молоко
  • Avoid heavy exercises which further aggravate the conditions.
  • Рекомендуется масляный массаж пораженной области. Что облегчает состояние вата-доши
  • Give proper rest to the hand.

YOGA FOR DUPUYTREN’S CONTRACTURE

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – done if possible

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

  • Regular finger stretching yoga asanas like anjali mudra