HEALTH, TINA
TALKED TO A GOLF PRO, WHO
OPENED UP ABOUT A CONDITION
HE'S DEALING WITH.
>> TIM HERO -- HERRON
RELIES ON HIS HANDS TO MAK
A LIVING.
BUT HE LIVES WITH A
PROGRESSIVE, DETERIORATING
CONDITIONS.
SINCE SEPTEMBER IS HEALTHY
AGING MONTH, TIM IS HERE TO
ENCOURAGE US TO GET A GRIP
BY LEARNING MORE ABOUT THIS
CONDITION AND WHETHER WE OR
SOMEONE WE KNOW HAS IT.
DR. DAMON ADAMANY IS ALSO
HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TIM, THANK YOU FOR
OPENING UP ABOUT THIS
CONDITION AND GETTING US ALL
MORE EDUCATED.
CAN YOU GIVE US MORE
INFORMATION AND HOW YOU CAME
TO KNOW THAT YOU HAD THIS
CONDITION?
>> MY DAD HAS HAD THE
CONDITION FOR 25 YEARS, AND
MY SISTER, WHO IS YOUNGER
THAN I AM, GOT IT BEFORE I
DID, AND SHE'S HAD IT FOR 15
YEARS, AND I'VE HAD IT FOR
7.
THEY'VE HAD SURGERY ON
DUPETIN'S CONTRACTURE.
>> CAN YOU TELL US MORE
ABOUT IT?
>> MY DAD AND SISTER DON'T
PLAY COMPETITIVE GOLF
ANYMORE.
IT'S GONE UP INTO THEIR
FINGERS.
THE DOCTOR CAN PROBABLY TELL
YOU MORE ABOUT ACTUALLY THE
EFFECTS OF THE HAND.
>> YEAH, SO IT CAN AFFECT
THE LAYER OF TISSUE RIGHT
BELOW THE PALM AND INTO THE
FINGER AND CAUSE A
CONTRACTURE THAT DRAWS THE
FINGER INTO THE PALM, SO YOU
CAN'T STRAIGHTEN YOUR HAND.
IT CAN AFFECT PEOPLE TRYING
TO WASH THEIR FACE AND HITS
THEMSELF IN THE EYE WITH
THEIR CONTRACTED FINGER.
IN TIM'S CASE, HE MAY HAVE
TROUBLE PUTTING HIS HAND
INTO A GOLF GROUP.
>> -- GOLF GLOVE.
>> IS THERE ANY GROUP MORE
AFFECTED?
>> PROBABLY MORE MEN THAN
WOMEN, BUT IT'S ABOUT EVEN
IN MY PRACTICE.
IT'S A FAIRLY COMMON
CONDITION.
A LOT OF PATIENTS DON'T KNOW
THEY HAVE IT, SO THAT'S ONE
OF THE REASONS WHY TIM AND I
ARE HERE TO TRY TO SPREAD
THAT AWARENESS.
>> WHAT DO YOU DO TO
DIAGNOSE THIS?
SINCE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
KNOW THEY HAVE IT.
>> THEY MIGHT COME IN AND
THINK THEY HAVE A CYST OR
ARTHRITIS.
THE MORE COMMON COMPLAINT
THAT PATIENTS HAVE OR
SYMPTOMS THAT HAVE ARE
NODULES IN THEIR HAND, THEY
MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PUT THEIR
HAND FLAT ON A TABLE TOP.
>> WHAT IT IS DIAGNOSED,
WHAT KIND OF TREATMENT PLAN
IS THERE?
>> THERE ARE MULTIPLE
OPTIONS, SURGICAL AND
NONSURGICAL.
THAT WOULD BE A DISCUSSION
THE PATIENT SHOULD HAVE WITH
THEIR HAND SPECIALIST, BUT
EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS IMPORTANT
TO HAVE.
>> THIS IS GREAT, TIM, THAT
YOU'RE OPENING UP ABOUT YOUR
CONDITION AND YOUR FAMILY'S
CONDITION IN ORDER TO GET
MORE PEOPLE IN FOR A CORRECT
DIAGNOSIS.