Raynauds Phenomenon

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Connected health information

Explore this condition in a clear order

1. Attributes 2. Signs & symptoms 3. Drugs / medications 4. Treatments by type 5. Further tests / investigations 6. Biological / test markers

Condition overview

Attributes

Commonalityis common

Linked signs and symptoms

7

Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.

Linked drugs / medications

0

No linked drugs are listed yet.

Treatments, therapies and supportive options

22

Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.

Surgery

2

Endoscopic procedures

1

Endoscopic Thoracic Sympathectomy

Medical therapy

3

Lifestyle changes

7

Behavioural changes

3

Counselling and support

2

Alternative and complementary therapies

3

Alternative therapies

1

Avoid Stimulants (e.g caffeine)Weakly in Favour(Low Evidence)

Linked diagnostic tests and investigations

0

No linked diagnostic tests are listed yet.

Biological markers/agents

0

This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.

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Introduction / full article

ID 1370

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