Raynaud's Syndrome

Raynaud’s is a syndrome with two classifications. One is primary and of unknown cause – or idiopathic, and the other is labeled Raynaud’s phenomenon, or a secondary form of the disease. Raynaud’s is a condition that causes feelings of numbness and coldness in parts of the body, in response to either stress or exposure to cold, with fingers, tips of the ear and nose, and toes most often being affected. The simplest explanation for this is the tiny arteries responsible for supplying blood to these extremities will narrow resulting in vosospasms or spasms in the blood vessels. It is more common for people who live in colder climates, as one might expect, and has been found to run in families, or reveals a genetic predisposition for some over