Natural Remedies for Weather-Related Joint Pain
Natural Remedies for Weather-Related Joint Pain “My knees ache, rain’s coming.” Who hasn’t heard this from a grandparent? For a long time, mainstream medicine dismissed the connection between weather and joint pain as mere folklore. But recent research proves the old folks right. There’s a real, measurable link between changes in atmospheric pressure, temperature, humidity and the intensity of joint pain. A major study published in BMJ in 2019, analyzing data from over a million patients, confirmed that days with high humidity, strong winds and low atmospheric pressure are associated with increased joint pain. The prevailing theory: when atmospheric pressure drops (as it does before storms or rain), tissues around the joints expand slightly, putting pressure on nerve endings. In people with already inflamed or damaged joints, this effect is amplified. ...