What Is Dupuytren's Contracture?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
9. Physical Therapy
Once any surgery has been completed, the patient will need to give sufficient time for the wound to heal properly. Once this is done, then they can move on to physical therapy to help restore strength and movement in the hand again.
The therapy is likely to continue for months and it will sometimes be hard work for the patient. It is possible that Dupuytren’s contracture can return, and this will mean that the patient will have to go back in for surgery again. It is not clear why it returns and we don’t know how to prevent it from happening.
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