Welcome to the Raynauds & Scleroderma Association, a national charity and self help organisation, committed to supporting patients and carers who have these conditions. Raynaud's is a common condition in which blood is prevented from reaching the extremities of the body, mainly the fingers and toes, on exposure to the cold or any slight change in temperature. A small number of people who have Raynaud's also develop scleroderma, a disease which affects the connective tissue