Four-Time PGA TOUR Winner Tim Herron Teams Up with Endo Pharmaceuticals to Encourage Adults to Get the Facts on Hand

- Educational campaign puts a spotlight on Dupuytren's Contracture, a medical condition that causes fingers to bend, making everyday tasks difficult, like shaking someone's hand or even signing one's own name

- Tim Herron encourages individuals to visit www.FactsonHand.com to learn more and get educated

DUBLIN and MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Four-time PGA TOUR winner Tim Herron is teaming up with Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Endo International plc (NASDAQ: ENDP), Damon Adamany, MD, of The CORE Institute and the Facts on Hand campaign to educate adults about one of the more common hand conditions. The campaign is raising awareness of Dupuytren's Contracture, a progressive, potentially disfiguring hand condition affecting a layer of tissue underneath the palms that can cause one or more fingers to move into a bent position so they cannot be straightened.

Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8153851-endo-facts-on-hand-dupuytrens-contracture/

Dupuytren's Contracture, sometimes referred to as "Viking Disease," can make everyday tasks difficult, such as grabbing an object at home, or in Tim Herron's case, a nine iron from his golf bag. Many people live with the disease without being diagnosed because they mistakenly assume they have arthritis or another hand condition. And because Dupuytren's Contracture may progress slowly, people may not pay attention to it until they can no longer straighten their fingers, complicating everyday activities.

"As a PGA TOUR player for the last 24 years, I rely on my hands to make a living," said Herron. "After all, one of the fundamentals of a great swing is a proper grip. What my fans may not know about me is that I am living with Dupuytren's Contracture, a condition that could literally be a game-changer for my golf game. I'm lucky that it hasn't progressed to the point where it has affected my sport, but I've seen firsthand how it can advance in the people I love."

Both Tim's father and sister, fellow golfers, also have the condition, which tends to run in families, especially those with Northern European descent. That's why raising awareness of Dupuytren's Contracture is important to Tim. Together with Endo and Dr. Adamany, a board-certified hand specialist, Tim is encouraging those who are concerned to get educated and speak to a hand specialist or hand surgeon who can provide an accurate diagnosis and discuss possible treatment, including non-surgical options.