Raynauds Phenomenon

Sign/Symptoms
Digits Cyanosis Digits Pallor Digits Redness Fingers Cold Fingers: Color Changes Fingers: Numbness Pain Fingers

Drugs

Our Records are Incomplete for Drugs

Treatments
Surgery Thoracic Sympathectomy Amputation Endoscopic Procedures Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy Alternative Therapies Avoid Stimulants (e.g caffeine) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Lifestyle Changes Keep Fingers Warm (Warm Water or Warm Part of Body) Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Rest Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Avoidance of Cold Strongly in Favour Low Evidence Reduce or Stop Smoking Strongly in Favour High Evidence Medical Therapy Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Amputation Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Thoracic Sympathectomy Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
Commonality is common

Further Tests

Our Records are Incomplete for Further Tests

Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:

Gingko [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]:

Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.

Recommendation: No Recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Ginkgo helps to treat Raynauds Phenomenon)

Grade of Evidence: Low Quality of Evidence

* www.gradeworkinggroup.org

Summary References

Treatments:

1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009

2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/ginkgo

3. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-ginkgo.html

4. http://nccam.nih.gov/news/newsletter/2010_may/ginkgostudy.htm

5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20040554

6. http://www.bixby.org/faq/tinnitus/treatmnt.html#gingko

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