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The majority of people that suffer from conditions such as [[arthritis]] report feeling severe or less commonly moderate pain when a weather front is approaching.<ref name="about"/> Symptoms also occur when the humidity level changes and when precipitation manifests itself or changes pattern.<ref name="about"/> Other conditions reported |
The majority of people that suffer from conditions such as [[arthritis]] report feeling severe or less commonly moderate pain when a weather front is approaching.<ref name="about"/> Symptoms also occur when the humidity level changes and when precipitation manifests itself or changes pattern.<ref name="about"/> Other conditions reported in relation to this are any bone injuries, [[osteoporosis]], [[fibromyalgia]], and [[carpal tunnel syndrome]].<ref name="human">[http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52133 Do Your Aches, Pains Predict Rain?], by Brunilda Nazario</ref> Many victims of bombs such as [[improvised explosive device|IEDs]] also suffer from similar pains due to micro-fractures along their skeletal system. |
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Weather pains or weather related pain classified as Other specified adverse effects not elsewhere classified, is a phenomenon that occurs when people feel pain, particularly joint pain or migraine headaches correlating with changes in barometric pressure and other weather phenomena.[1][2]
Overview
The majority of people that suffer from conditions such as arthritis report feeling severe or less commonly moderate pain when a weather front is approaching.[2] Symptoms also occur when the humidity level changes and when precipitation manifests itself or changes pattern.[2] Other conditions reported in relation to this are any bone injuries, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome.[3] Many victims of bombs such as IEDs also suffer from similar pains due to micro-fractures along their skeletal system.
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- ^ Scientists still mulling causes of weather-related pain, by April Chan, USA Today
- ^ a b c Weather & Arthritis - Barometric Pressure Affect - Humidity - Climate, About
- ^ Do Your Aches, Pains Predict Rain?, by Brunilda Nazario
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