I have CRPS type II on my right side from a venipuncture nerve injury 8 years ago to my right arm. My symptoms are worsened under cool or cold conditions, and my right hand often gets cold when I'm on the computer for long periods in a cool room.

One thing that helps me in situations where I need to warm up that arm/hand is to put a ThermaCare heat wrap thingy on my forearm just below the elbow. They react to air when opened and generate a lot of heat for about 8-10 hours. I usually have a stash of the arm/neck ones, which come in red boxes, and cost about $2 each (box of three for ~$6). I use a couple of them each week during the winter. They increase my overall body temp as well, not just my arm. I've never had a rash from the adhesive. Good product.

I've even used them with our boy scouts when they are camping outside in winter. I give them a few hand warmers to put in their pockets, then give them one of these to stick on their body somewhere to keep them warmer overnight.

Good luck!

Annie

This is a terrific idea Annie! Thanks for sharing!

I have a small plug-in heated pad - like a mini-electric blanket - that I use to wrap round my knee if it's feeling kind of mega-chilly-polar-bear-eating-Haagen-Dazs-sitting-on-an-iceberg.... I find if I can bring it back to near normal temperatures fairly quickly (but gently) then it feels easier all round.

I feel I should get a small prize for the winner of Most Hyphens Used In A Fairly Short Post. Lol.

Feeling kind of silly this evening

Hugs to all in need of one tonight

Bram.

I recently saw a hand specialist because of pain in my hand. (My crps is in my foot.) My fingers sometimes feel cold, but is not ice cold like my foot. Also no swelling in my hand. Anyway, the doc said he thinks it is more carpel tunnel and less crps. He is having me wear a wrist brace only at night. He said that would prevent me from sleeping with my wrist bent too far forward or backward, and help the nerve inflammation go down. He also said that carpel tunnel,could make my fingers cold. I am bring this up because maybe the numbness in your hand in the morning is because of the position of,your hand while you sleep, so could be helped with a brace. I know that immobilization isn't great for cprs, and he doesn't want me to use it other than at night, but it seems to be helping.