Has anyone that suffers with Raynauds tried Wim Hoffs suggestion of soaking extremities in iced water on repeat to “cure” the ailment? Curious for experiences over opinions (I already have one of those :0)
I suffer badly and am thinking about giving it a go over Christmas but could do with some feedback first if possible. Chilblains on both feet currently from being out in the cold (it’s my job) but I’ve suffered since childhood (as does mum and sister) so it’s not a recent problem. I even got white finger in the Med in September.
Cheers
Tim
Also interested if this is a proper 'cure' or just a 'well this doesn't hurt as much as the bloody iced water' type cure.
I remember a program where a Japanese organisation could 'cure' arthritis in peoples hands. They basically beat them with bamboo poles until the joints crumbled roughly into shape. As the 'patients' were left to recover, they were asked to agree that they felt better or they could undergo another treatment.
Is that Wim Hoff the domestic violence guy?, he’s a bro Jogan grifter and pretty much full of shit
Fwiw I had/hve reynauds for years and nothing ever made a difference, the nhs/docs just shrugged and told me to keep warm/avoid the cold which is part of for the course with that bunch of useless ****s.
Heres my white finger from a warm summer evening 7 years back, I’ve not had it for 5+years as I don’t go outside these days due to SPMS limitations
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I’d rather not naively jump in and get more chilblains as getting shoes on in the morning is a whole world of expletives at the moment. Christmas holidays is normally just long enough to get them healed.
Looks oh so familiar Soma. At least your thumbs functioning…….
Not so much a Wim Hoff thing but my GF used to suffer from Raynaulds - to the extent that she'd wear ski mits on summer bike rides as her hands would go white on long descents. She'd even have to wear gloves when we were cycling in the south of France.
She took up open water swimming, and swims right through the year, and hasn't had an issue with raynaulds since she did.
It wasn't the plan - its not why she took up swimming, but when she did and once her swimming started extending through the winters there was a realisation that it just doesn't seem to happen anymore.
i suffer a bit. tried the hot water cold water thing and it does seem to ease the issue for a while. needs to be a regular thing i think.