Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes a number of painful symptoms, including stiffness, visible swelling, and deformation of the joints in the fingers and hands ... itself as numbness or tingling.
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In freezing temperatures, the body restricts blood flow to the extremities ... and numbness. Continued exposure to freezing or below-freezing temperatures causes harmful ice crystals to form ...