Does Your Joint Pain Predict the Weather?
By Dr. Mercola
Do your joints ache when a storm is coming? Do you feel like a walking, talking weather prediction station? You may be convinced your arthritic pain is worse when the barometric pressure falls, but many researchers have developed headaches trying to prove this with science.
The vast majority of studies have failed to establish a scientific connection between changing weather patterns and arthritis symptoms.
Despite its lack of scientific support, both arthritis sufferers and rheumatologists insist there is a great deal of clinical support for this phenomenon, citing widespread reports of weather-induced pain flare-ups.
More than 60 percent of osteoarthritis patients report that their symptoms vary with weather conditions.1 Fibromyalgia patients have also reported weather-related fluctuations in pain although, as with arthritis, scientific evidence is elusive.2,3
Well, clinicians and patients may now be vindicated! A few recent scientific studies have begun to offer some “mild support” for what patients and physicians have reported for decades—weather may indeed be a factor in arthritis pain.The video above will provide you with a first-hand account of a remarkable success story. Sarah Allen, a former patient of mine, shares how she put her arthritis into remission. I encourage you to take the time to list
If you have OA or RA, implementing some basic lifestyle changes can help quell the inflammation that causes your joints to become achy, stiff, or swollen. Whether you’re an arthritis sufferer whose pain and stiffness fluctuates with the season or among the bunch who must manage troublesome symptoms 365 days a year, the guidelines I’ve shared have a very good chance of helping you to feel better. I know this because I’ve treated thousands of arthritis sufferers, just like you!
Drugs for rheumatoid arthritis are among the most dangerous drugs prescribed and may cause more problems than they solve, so the sooner you can incorporate more natural treatments and reduce your reliance on pharmaceuticals, the better. If you need to take an analgesic from time to time, this is much less risky than taking them on a daily basis. And in time, you may improve so much that you will completely leave them behind!
Sources and References
- 1 Reuters February 11, 2014
- 2 ARD BMJ 2002
- 3 Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) July 2013
- 4 IASP January 24, 2014
- 5 CBS Boston January 16, 2014
- 6 Medical News Today January 14, 2008
- 7 Science Daily May 6, 2013
- 8 Weather.com Aches and Pains Index
- 9 Alternative Medicine July 24, 2013
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