Health Desk- 24
October 2019: People with long-term health problems such as arthritis are
more likely to feel pain on humid days, a study has suggested.
Folklore suggests the cold makes pain worse - but there is
actually little research into the weather's effects.
And this University of Manchester study of 2,500 people,
which collected data via smartphones, found symptoms were actually worse on
warmer, damper days.
Researchers hope the findings will steer future research
into why that is.
Hearing someone say their knee is playing up because of the
weather is pretty common - usually because of the cold, Some say they can even
predict the weather based on how their joints feel.
But carrying out scientific research into how different
types of weather affect pain has been difficult. Previous studies have been
small, or short-term.
In this research, called Cloudy with a Chance of Pain,
scientists recruited 2,500 people with arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine and
neuropathic pain from across the UK.
They recorded pain symptoms each day, for between one and 15
months, while their phones recorded the weather where they were.
Damp and windy days with low pressure increased the chances
of experiencing more pain than normal by about 20%.
Courtesy: BBC Health
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