Weather Forecast: Just ask your joints

Remember when quirky Aunt Sally used to say, “My knees are
hurting, must be a storm coming”?? In our adult lives, we now might relate to
her wives’ tale. There may actually be truth to her statement. When barometric pressure
changes in our body, weather forecasting becomes our new super power. Feeling
increased pain before the weather changes is actually quite common in people
with arthritis and chronic pain. Knees, ankles, elbows, and wrists are the
popular trouble zones. When mother nature cries, so too can our joints.

There are a couple theories that might explain this. Barometric
pressure (air pressure) seems to be the common …read more