Old Injuries And
Joint
Aches
You have probably
heard the adults in your house, especially your grandparents, complain
about the pain of old injuries in certain parts of their body in select
climate conditions.
Although people may
complain of aggravation from old wounds in practically all climatic conditions,
it’s most commonly observed before the onset of rainy seasons.
In fact, the
grandfather of a friend of mine can predict the imminent arrival of rain when a
particular part of his knee begins to ache. Strangely enough, he is
often correct in his rain predictions!
Why do fractured
bones hurt so much in certain weather conditions? Is there any real connection
between joint pain and weather conditions, or is it purely psychological?
Short
answer: Yes, there seems to
be a direct relation between joint pains and changes in weather conditions,
especially prior to the start of the rainy season.
Although there
doesn’t exist a concrete, undebatable theory of how it happens, there are a few
hypotheses that blame the fluctuations in barometric pressure for the
flaring up of joints.
Pain in bone joints and old
injuries due to changes in weather
You
may have heard arthritis patients complain about how their affected body
parts get tensed and flared when the sky turns cloudy or the air becomes too
humid.
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| Arthritis patients often complain about weather-related bone aches. |
As mentioned
earlier, the correlation between pain in the joints and weather seems to be so
strong that people often predict weather conditions … correctly!
It cannot be denied
that there is a definite connection here, and justifying that connection is one
very popular hypothesis.
Changes in barometric pressure
and joint aches
Barometric
pressure is the force exerted by the atmosphere at a given point. It is
measured by a device
called a barometer.
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Barometric pressure is commonly known as the
atmospheric pressure, and its magnitude at a given
point is measured with the help of a barometer.
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In simple words,
barometric pressure is the weight of the air that surrounds and pushes down on
us. Its magnitude varies with humidity and altitude.
A gradual increase
in the barometric pressure is usually seen as a sign of improving weather,
while a dip in the barometric pressure may reflect imminent inclement weather.
The barometer
“falls” (i.e., there is a drop in the barometric pressure) before the onset of
rains or in stormy weather conditions.
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During times of stormy weather, the
barometric pressure tends to be lower.
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These expanded
tissues may then put excess pressure on the joints, resulting in
painful sensation or ache in that particular joint.
(Note: this is just a hypothesis
as to how dipping barometric pressure can cause joint pains and is not
experimentally proven as of now.)
Although changes in
the barometric pressure are considered to be the key weather-related variable
behind joint pain, there are other factors too, like humidity and temperature,
that can cause your bone joints to flare up as well.
Notwithstanding the
fact that the relation between weather and joint pain has been under scientific
scrutiny since the early 20th century, unfortunately, we haven’t been able to
find definitive evidence suggesting that there is a consistent effect from
weather conditions on one’s health.
There are several
reasons behind this: first, the swelling and discomforting sensation associated
with changing weather occurs at too small of a scale to be objectively detected
and measured by researchers.
Therefore, they
have to count on people’s subjective descriptions of their pain, which cannot
be relied upon completely to derive 100% accurate conclusions.
What makes things
even more difficult is that people respond differently to the same set of
environmental conditions.
While many people
complain about their bone joints when the barometric pressure drops, there are
plenty of folks who experience pain when the pressure rises.
In other
words, there are a lot of mixed and even contradictory responses to the
same set of weather conditions, which exacerbates the debate further.
Furthermore, it’s
not as if barometric pressure is the only variable in question here; we don’t
know for sure which combination of weather conditions is the most
discomforting.
Overall, we don’t
know the exact reason why changing weather causes joint inflammation, but we do
know that it’s experienced by many people, especially arthritis patients.
On a lighter note,
people seem to predict changes in weather very accurately based on that!
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