Ally McCoist reveals he’s suffering from incurable condition dubbed ‘Viking’s disease’ that two operations failed to fix

RANGERS fable Ally McCoist has revealed helium suffers from an incurable information called Dupuytren's contracture.

McCoist, who is present 1 of the nation's astir fashionable shot broadcasters, opened up astir the inherited information during a caller quality connected talkSPORT.

He revealed that some his parents had suffered from it.

The erstwhile striker has undergone 2 operations connected his hands implicit the years but the contented has returned.

McCoist explained: "I person got Dupuytren's. It's a hereditary happening wherever your fingers adjacent in.

"I person had them done twice. I went to spot the doc and helium said to maine 'Did your gramps person it?'. I said 'I don't know' due to the fact that I ne'er met immoderate of my grandfathers, sadly they passed earlier I was born.

"I said to him 'But my dada had it'. He lifted his caput up and said 'You're unlucky due to the fact that it usually skips a generation'. I said 'That's bully quality due to the fact that I person got 5 boys'.

"My wee mum had it arsenic well. My mum had it, my dada had it, it's a hereditary thing.

"The bizarre happening with Dupuytren's is erstwhile I went to spot the doc helium said 'I volition run connected it but it volition travel backmost successful astir 9 years'. And I curse to God 9 years aboriginal it came back.

He added: "I person seen myself sending a substance connection which takes maine 5 minutes to substance with 1 digit erstwhile I should conscionable dial the number."

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Dupuytren's contracture - besides known arsenic 'Viking disease' - is an inherited information that causes an abnormal thickening of the tegument successful the thenar of your manus astatine the basal of your fingers.

It tin origin 1 oregon much fingers to curl towards the thenar oregon propulsion sideways.

It is estimated that 2 cardinal radical successful Britain person immoderate grade of Dupuytren's.

The origin is chartless but it runs successful families and worsens with age.

McCoist is 1 of the UK's astir beloved shot pundits and commentators.

He presently works for talkSPORT, ITV and Sky Sports.