Dupuytrens Contracture Survey

This survey is a very important project of DCI and we think it should be important to you, too. The purpose of these questions is to search for possible contributing factors or related conditions that might prove useful in understanding Dupuytrens contracture. Your responses will be useful in developing a profile of conditions that might be related to this problem in some way that has yet to be determined.

Our intention is to collect information from as many people as possible, compare their answers, and develop clinical profiles to explore for indicators in the disease process. In so doing we hope to find a common trend or similarity that might help us to understand Dupuytrens contracture better. Filling out this survey could be a good way to help others and to help yourself.

Please take a few moments to answer the questions listed below.  We really appreciate your help by providing us with this information. 

Please choose the correct answer that applies in your particular situation. For some questions, you will be able to provide only one answer, and for other questions, you will be able to provide multiple answers. For all the other questions, please answer by clicking on either “Yes” or “No”.

1.  Age (years)	Under  25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 Over 65
2.  Gender	Male Female
3. In how many hands do you have Dupuytrens contracture?	One Both
4. If you have Dupuytrens contracture in only one hand, is it in your side of handedness (if you are right handed, is it in your right hand, and if you are left handed, is it in your left hand)?	Yes No
5. As a child was it difficult for you to bend over to touch your toes?	Yes No
6. Do you now, or have you in the past, taken a large (2,000 mg or more) daily dose of Vitamin C as a nutritional supplement?	Yes No
7. Compared to 5-10 years ago, are several of the major joints of your body (shoulders, knees, hips, neck, low back, etc.) more stiff and achy, for no particular reason that you can explain?	Yes No
8. Would you say that your lifestyle and work habits are best described as a manual worker or a non-manual worker?	Manual Non-manual
9. Do you have a history of doing heavy or hard repetitive work or having heavy or hand repetitive stress applied to your hand on a frequent and regular basis?	Yes No
10. Do you have a history of having received a bad crushing injury to your hand that did not fracture any bones?	Yes No
11. Concerning the side of the body on which you have Dupuytrens contracture: How many broken bones in that upper extremity have you had in your lifetime?	1 2 3 4 5 6+
12. Which bones were broken, if you recall? Humerus (upper arm bone)  Radius (forearm bone on thumb side)  Ulna (forearm bone on little finger side)  Metacarpal (palm area)  Thumb  Index (pointer) finger  Middle finger  Ring finger  Little finger	You may choose more than one answer:
13. Concerning the side of your body on which you have Dupuytrens contracture: Have you ever had any surgery in that arm or hand? If you have Dupuytrens contracture in both hands, then the question is: Have you ever had surgery in either arm or hand?	Yes No
14. Do you have a history of Peyronie's disease?	Yes No
15. Do you have a history of diabetes?	Yes No
16.  Do you have a history of high blood pressure?	Yes No
17.  Do you have a history of epilepsy?	Yes No
18.  Do you have a history of alcoholism?	Yes No
19.  Do you have a history of liver disease?	Yes No
20. Do you have a history of pulmonary tuberculosis?	Yes No
21.  Do you have a history of hemorrhoids?	Yes No
22.  Do you have cold hands and feet when other people are not cold like you are?	Yes No
23.  Are your feet often colder than your hands?	Yes No
24. Are you a vegetarian?	Yes No
25. Do you regularly have digestive problems such as pain, bloating, gas, or diarrhea?	Yes No
26. Do you have an “irritable gut”; right after eating you sometimes have urgent and watery diarrhea?	Yes No
27. Do you have vertical ridges on your fingernails?	Yes No
28. Do you have more than three white spots and flecks on your fingernails; do you have more white flecks and spots on your fingernails than most people?	Yes No
29. Do you drink very little water; can go a long time and not get thirsty?	Yes No
30. Do you have tinnitus (ringing, buzzing, humming or funny noise in your ears)?	Yes No
31. Did you get gray hair early in life; went gray sooner than others your age?	Yes No
32. Concerning your tobacco smoking history: Have never smoked  Quit smoking over 20 years ago  Quit smoking less than three years ago  I have smoked for more than 10 years  I have smoked for more than 20 years  I have smoked for more than 30 years  I usually smoke less than a pack a day  I usually smoke 1 pack a day  I usually smoke 1- 1 ˝ packs a day  I usually smoke 2 packs a day  I usually smoke more than 2 packs a day	You may choose more than one answer:
33. Do you get more than one cold sore a year?	Yes No
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Again, thanks for the benefit of your information and time.

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The normal and full use of your hand or hands can be taken from you through Dupuytrens contracture progression. Do all that you can, as early as you can, to allow your body the best opportunity to reverse this problem. For ideas and suggestions to organize an effective Alternative Medicine treatment plan, click Create Dupuytrens Treatment Plan