Clinically, patients with hand distension after waking up in the morning are mostly affected by the prolonged compression of the upper limbs during sleep, which affects the peripheral blood circulation and leads to obstruction of venous return, stagnation of Qi and blood stasis, and obstruction of meridians, resulting in hand distension; patients with rheumatoid arthritis may also experience this phenomenon after waking up. During treatment, patients can be instructed to move their hands, and at the same time, hot compresses can be given to the hands, Chinese herbal fumigation, infrared therapy, low and medium frequency electrotherapy, bioelectric therapy, or local massage using traditional Chinese medicine techniques can accelerate local blood circulation and promote lactic acid metabolism to reduce or alleviate clinical symptoms.