I had a horrible day yesterday with snowflakes flying in the morning followed by wet cold rain for the rest of the day. Thankfully there is sunshine today! Here is a good article on weather sensitive pain by Dr. Schwartzman.
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Weather sensitive pain is caused by the Sympathetic Nervous System. This portion of the nervous system monitors for injury of soft tissues in the body. It also regulates those functions that occur automatically, such as heart rate, swelling of the fingers on a hot, humid day, sweating, and constriction of blood vessels.
Due to its ability to perform these functions, if the barometer is about to change, the sympathetic system responds. If a body part is or has been injured, then it will be more sensitive to a rainy or cold front on the way in, and pain may occur. Someone with a knee injury may complain of knee pain as it begins to swell due to a change in the barometer.
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http://www.rsds.org/2/library/articl...z_Weather.html
I hope you are all doing better today Ada.
MsL