Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/E0aK-eRGVF4   A large British study now proves the “old wives tale” that certain weather, specifically damp, windy days with low barometric pressure, can trigger more joint pain.  The increased risk is only 20%, but if it’s your body.........   The University of Manchester epidemiologists studied nearly 2700 subjects who reported their pain levels via smartphone app.  There was no effect on pain by levels of rainfall or temperature alone.  However cold weather, high humidity, and wind gusts did yield the most pain.   If you tend to suffer weather-related arthritis, be strategic.  Use the weather forecast to prompt your timely use of pain killers like Tylenol, Advil, or good old coated aspirin.    Dixon, W.G., Beukenhorst, A.L., Yimer, B.B. et al. How the weather affects the pain of citizen scientists using a smartphone app. npj Digit. Med. 2, 105 (2019) doi:10.1038/s41746-019-0180-3   #Weather #pain #arthritis