Raynaud’s sufferers can find winter very challenging – particularly if you have problems with cold feet. Gloves come off when you arrive at your destination, but shoes and boots stay with you throughout the day unless you carry spares or store them in your office. But stylish or not, most Raynaud’s sufferers need to protect their
Raynaud’s sufferers know that defining a comfortable temperature is a debatable question among family, friends and co-workers. But the definition has historically varied across countries and cultures.
Once a patient is diagnosed with Raynaud’s, one of the first questions to address is “Is it primary or secondary?” – is there an underlying autoimmune disorder? To answer this question, one of the first tests a doctor (usually a rheumatologist) will run is an ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) blood test.
In the January/February issue of Whole Living Magazine, we found an article that helps get the word out that cold hands and feet may be worthy of more attention than an occasional shrug.
Raynaud’s patients are being recruited to participate in a clinical trial at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Division of Plastic Surgery.