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| Raynaud's: Improving Circulation | ||||
| This page was written by Shelley Ensz, and has not yet been medically edited. Scleroderma (SD) affects everyone differently. Just because something is listed here does not mean an individual patient will ever experience it. See Disclaimer. | ||||
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| Aerobic Exercise Helps Raynaud's | ||||
| Get as much aerobic exercise as you can safely tolerate. | ||||
| The Scleroderma Bath | ||||
| Take a warm (but not hot) bath for over 20 minutes each night, right before bed, as it improves the circulation. | ||||
| The Scleroderma Bath Xeroxis by ISN. | ||||
| Paraffin (Hot Wax) Treatments for Raynaud's | ||||
| Use regular paraffin (hot wax) treatments for hands, but only under the guidance of a physical or occupational hand therapist and with the proper equipment, such as a Therabath unit, which can be prescribed by your doctor following training in its use by a hand therapist. | ||||
| Use only physician-prescribed hot wax units, since using wax that is too hot will do damage to already delicate blood vessels. NEVER heat paraffin over the stove or in crock pots, as it can be very damaging at the wrong temperature. | ||||
| Foods and Supplements | ||||
| Why Garlic Is Good for You. Garlic Relaxes Blood Vessels, Increases Blood Flow. WebMD. 10/31/07. (Also see: Alternative Therapies ) | ||||
| Scleroderma and Raynaud's References | ||||
| (1) Understanding Scleroderma by Dolores Vazquez-Abad |
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