RANGERS legend Ally McCoist has revealed he suffers from an incurable condition called Dupuytren’s contracture.
McCoist, who is now one of the most popular football media outlets in the country, opened up about the legacy condition during a recent appearance on talkSPORT.
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Ally McCoist has opened up about her incurable condition called ‘Viking Disease’ Credit: Getty
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The condition can cause one or more fingers to bend towards the palm or pull to the sideCredit: NHS
He discovered that both his parents suffered from it.
The former striker has undergone two hand operations over the years, but the problem has returned.
McCoist explained: “I’ve got Dupuytren’s disease. It’s an inherited thing where your fingers get pinched.
“I had them done twice. I went to the doctor and he asked me ‘Did your grandfather have it?’. I said ‘I don’t know’ because I never met any of my grandfathers, unfortunately they died before I was born.
“I said to him ‘But my dad had it’. He raised his head and said ‘You’re not happy because otherwise you skip a generation’. I said ‘That’s good news because I have five boys’.
“My little mom had it too. My mom had it, my dad had it, it’s a hereditary thing.
“The weird thing about Dupuytren’s is when I went to the doctor, he said, ‘I’m going to operate on it, but it’s going to come back in about nine years.’ And I swear to God nine years later, it came back.
He added: “I’ve seen myself sending a text message that takes me five minutes to send with one finger when I should just be dialing a number.”
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Dupuytren’s contracture – also known as ‘Viking’s disease’ – is an inherited condition that causes abnormal thickening of the skin on the palm of the hand at the base of the fingers.
It can cause one or more fingers to bend towards the palm or pull to the side.
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An estimated two million people in Britain have some degree of Dupuytren’s disease.
The cause is unknown, but it runs in families and worsens with age.
McCoist is one of Britain’s best-loved football pundits and commentators.
He currently works for talkSPORT, ITV and Sky Sports.
What is Dupuytren’s disease
Dupuytren’s contracture mainly affects the big toe and little toe. It is common to have it in both hands at the same time.
It tends to get worse slowly over many months or years.
It’s usually not painful, but it can affect how you use your hand.
It starts with lumps, dimples or bumps on the palm of your hand.
Eventually, one or more of your fingers may get stuck in a bent position.
There are 3 main types of treatment:
- surgery to remove the affected tissue in the hand (fasciectomy)
- use a needle to make small cuts in the affected tissue (needle fasciotomy)
- surgery to remove affected tissue and skin (dermofasciectomy)
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