No, reformedliberal, bone is NOT connective tissue, and DuPuytren’s Contracture WILL NOT discolor the skin. DuPuytren’s Contracture is the hardening of the tendons of the hand by a form of mineralization. My girlfriend has DuPuytren’s Contracture and we have found a non-surgical means of treatment for it through deep massage on the tenders that breaks up the infusions that start to harden and force the substance out of the body of the tendon before it can harden. We’ve found that, although painful, the substance in an already hardened tendon can be broken and expressed and flexibility restored through diligent deep massage and flexing of the impacted tendon. . . But, reformed, the skin looks normal for a person suffering from DuPuytren’s Contracture.
That hand in the photo shows all the normal characteristics of a negroid person’s hand including a lessening of melanin content in the skin toward the palms and toward the prone finger pads, while heavier concentrations are exhibited on the backside of the hand and fingers. A shadow would show those areas as darker due to lower light and less reflectivity due to the oblique angle of presentation to the camera.
No, reformedliberal, bone is NOT connective tissue,
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http://www.histology.leeds.ac.uk/bone/index.php
Cartilage and Bone are specialised forms of connective tissue.
They are both made up of cells embedded in an extracellular matrix.
It is the nature of the matrix that defines the properties of these connective tissues.
Cartilage is thin, avascular, flexible and resistant to compressive forces.
Bone is highly vascularised, and its calcified matrix makes it very strong.
Swordmaker:
I was a medical massage therapist for 11 years. My husband is a semi-retired Neuromuscular massage therapist who has worked with DuPuytren’s patients, although I lack the NMT training and have not treated this condition.
Your protocol is interesting. Usual protocol is to work the origins to insertions of the tendons, then slowly work through their range of motion. Don’t want to hijack the thread, but my husband would be interested in your treatment protocol, if you would be willing to describe it in a FReepmail.
I saw your original posts on *discoloration* and I tend to agree with those who cited shadowing and Podesta’s combination of tan and naturally darker Italian skin tone. Palms don’t tan, so a deep tan (see his face)would contrast with the untanned palm.