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Research Notes on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Weather
Studies have shown conflicting results about a link between arthritis and the weather. In one study, it appears that rheumatoid arthritis sufferers who live in environments of high humidity and high pressure experience more pain.1 Some arthritis patients also claim to be able to predict rain based on their arthritic pain.2
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- A report in the American Journal of Medicine decribes a possible link between arthritis pain and the weather, though it is still uncertain how this is so.3
- The weather does not affect all arthritis sufferers.4
- While there is some evidence that the weather influences joint pain, there are no signs that it will further joint damage.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Medical News Today: Does Weather Affect Arthritis Pain?
- ↑ About.com: Is There a Connection Between Weather and Arthritis Symptoms?
- ↑ HealthCentral: Does Weather Affect Your Arthritis?
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 MedicineNet: Whether Weather Affects Arthritis
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Dec. 22, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Weather and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Weather, Arthritis and Weather, Weather and Arthritis
- Last update: Dec. 22, 2009
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