Raynaud's disease and the efficacy of infrared gloves

Raynaud's disease, that industrial illness so prevalent among some miners and users of vibrating machinery, can greatly impair a sufferer's quality of life by causing pain and loss of mobility in the fingers.

So far, no cure has been found for Raynaud's disease, although treatments such as vasodilators, steroid injections, drugs and physiotherapy exist for helping patients manage their symptoms.

One, sometimes controversial, kind of treatment is the use of infrared gloves. The manufacturers of these gloves make all kinds of claims for their efficacy in improving the quality of life for Raynaud's sufferers.

From rejuvenating blood vessels, increasing blood flow, improving dexterity, strengthening nails, reducing stiffness and improving grip to returning blood flow to near-normal levels, the advertisers of these gloves certainly give them an impressive press.

Apparently, infrared Raynaud's and VWF gloves work by harnessing light and heat from the sun to penetrate soft tissue and improve circulation. In doing so, it is claimed, changes occur at a molecular level, with the end effect that increased levels of oxygen and nutrients reach the hands and fingers, giving new life to damaged capillaries, nerves and blood vessels.

Although little independent scientific research has been carried out into the effectiveness of infrared gloves for this purpose, two studies from the Woman's College Health Sciences Center have suggested that they cause improvements in both subjective and objective measures of the symptoms of Raynaud's phenomena.

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If you believe you have been exposed to excessive levels of vibration in your workplace and that this has caused you to develop Raynaud's disease, then you may well be able to claim work injury compensation.

We have Solicitors Regulation Authority governed no win, no fee solicitors on our panel firms who specialise in representing individuals affected by this condition.

They possess an excellent track record of success and, provided we decide to proceed with your claim, will represent you on a cost-free basis. This means that, win or lose, you will not have to pay either us or any other party a single penny to fund the cost of your injury claim.

Furthermore, we offer a 100 percent compensation promise, meaning that there are never any cuts from the damages awards of our winning clients.

Our legal advisors are available for no-cost obligation-free consultation, just fill out a claim form, have an echat, or request a call from us to find out more.

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