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Swelling or puffiness of the hands. Swelling is another typical early symptom of scleroderma, and this may be especially noticeable upon waking up in the morning due to muscle inactivity at night. The skin of the fingers may look full and sausage-like, making it difficult to close the hand into a fist.
Christine Fitzgerald. San Antonio. A. Noâespecially if youâve been on a treadmill. â Swelling of the hands is a common reaction to exercising, and itâs even more common when your hands are swinging at your sides,â says Rochelle Rosian, a rheumatologist at the Cleveland Clinic. When we work out, blood vessels expand to rush oxygen to the muscles; in response, muscles pump blood back to the heart. For larger, active extremities (like your eight-minute-mile legs), this process goes off without a hitch. But arms and hands have smaller muscles, which are less efficient for circulating extra bloodâespecially when they have to fight gravity.