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| Ally McCoist reveals incurable hand condition | Ally McCoist reveals incurable hand condition |
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| McCoist said he suffers from an incurable hand condition that stops him from straightening his fingers | McCoist said he suffers from an incurable hand condition that stops him from straightening his fingers |
| Scottish football legend and TV pundit Ally McCoist has revealed he is living with an incurable hand condition. | Scottish football legend and TV pundit Ally McCoist has revealed he is living with an incurable hand condition. |
| The ex-footballer, who played for Rangers and Scotland, announced on his radio show that he has been living with the condition for years - and both his parents had it. | The ex-footballer, who played for Rangers and Scotland, announced on his radio show that he has been living with the condition for years - and both his parents had it. |
| The condition, called Dupuytren's contracture, is a genetic disorder that causes a person's fingers to bend towards their palm. | The condition, called Dupuytren's contracture, is a genetic disorder that causes a person's fingers to bend towards their palm. |
| McCoist, 62, a captain on BBC's Question of Sport for 11 years, previously had two operations to straighten his fingers but the issue has not been fixed. | |
| 'Hereditary thing' | 'Hereditary thing' |
| Speaking on Talk Sport Breakfast, external, he described how the condition had affected him for a number of years. | Speaking on Talk Sport Breakfast, external, he described how the condition had affected him for a number of years. |
| McCoist said: "I have got Dupuytren's. It's a hereditary thing where your fingers close in." | McCoist said: "I have got Dupuytren's. It's a hereditary thing where your fingers close in." |
| He said having the condition meant it could sometimes take him up to five minutes to send a text message on his phone as he had to use one finger. | He said having the condition meant it could sometimes take him up to five minutes to send a text message on his phone as he had to use one finger. |
| The condition affects the skin and muscle in the palm of the hand, causing it to thicken and become less flexible. | The condition affects the skin and muscle in the palm of the hand, causing it to thicken and become less flexible. |
| Over time this can cause the fingers to bend towards the palm. The condition can be painful and there is no cure. | Over time this can cause the fingers to bend towards the palm. The condition can be painful and there is no cure. |
| Treatment, such as surgery, can help straighten the fingers but it will not get rid of the condition. | Treatment, such as surgery, can help straighten the fingers but it will not get rid of the condition. |
| McCoist said he had undergone two operations to attempt to straighten his fingers but the condition returned. | McCoist said he had undergone two operations to attempt to straighten his fingers but the condition returned. |
| He said: "The bizarre thing with Dupuytren's is when I went to see the doctor he said 'I will operate on it but it will come back in roughly nine years'. | He said: "The bizarre thing with Dupuytren's is when I went to see the doctor he said 'I will operate on it but it will come back in roughly nine years'. |
| "And I swear to God, nine years later it came back." | "And I swear to God, nine years later it came back." |
| 'My dad had it' | 'My dad had it' |
| The inherited condition is named after the French surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, and typically effects more men than woman, usually occurring later in life. | The inherited condition is named after the French surgeon Baron Guillaume Dupuytren, and typically effects more men than woman, usually occurring later in life. |
| It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult. | It can get worse over time and make daily activities like buttoning a shirt difficult. |
| McCoist said his father and mother also suffered from the condition. | McCoist said his father and mother also suffered from the condition. |
| When a doctor asked him if his grandfather had it, he told him: "I don't know because I never met any of my grandfathers, sadly they passed before I was born. | When a doctor asked him if his grandfather had it, he told him: "I don't know because I never met any of my grandfathers, sadly they passed before I was born. |
| "I said to him 'But my dad had it'. He lifted his head up and said 'You're unlucky because it normally skips a generation'. | "I said to him 'But my dad had it'. He lifted his head up and said 'You're unlucky because it normally skips a generation'. |
| "I said 'That's good news because I have got five boys'." | "I said 'That's good news because I have got five boys'." |
| The condition has also been given the name "the Viking disease" as it is more common in those from northern Europe, or of northern European descent. | The condition has also been given the name "the Viking disease" as it is more common in those from northern Europe, or of northern European descent. |
| Other well known people who suffered with the condition include Margaret Thatcher and actor Bill Nighy. | Other well known people who suffered with the condition include Margaret Thatcher and actor Bill Nighy. |