Joints hurt when it rains?
If you are over 40 years old, you have probably had joints hurt when it rains. And more specifically, you have probably felt the tightness or soreness a day or two before it rains. So why exactly do your joints hurt when it rains?
Decreased temperature and a decrease in the barometric pressure causes the fluid (synovial fluid) in your joints to thicken and this can cause joint stiffness and pain. Now when you are young or even if you are over 40 and you have healthy joints you will not notice the slight thickening of fluid in your joints. But if your joints are thinning or you already have low grade inflammation in your joints any slight change will be noticeable to you. If your joints hurt when it rains this might be a sign that you might have an underlying joint issue that needs to be addressed. In this article from the Cleveland Clinic, they also include Humidity as another way your jointsmay hurt.
Common Joint issues:
- Tightness in the surrounding muscles
- Misalignment or joint fixation in the joint
- Poor diet consisting of too much sugar and gluten
- Improper biomechanics during exercise or activities of daily living
- A sedentary lifestyle.
Solutions for Healthy Joints:
- Increased flexibility: Stretching, Yoga, Walking
- Chiropractic Care
- Eat mor raw foods and foods that are rich in Omega-3 oils
- Limit Sugar
- Move: Avoid sitting for more than 30 min at a time
If you would like to schedule an evaluation to see if you may have an underlying joint issue causeing your joints to hurt when it rains, we are here for you. At Reed Chiropractic we have a state-of-the-art Digital X-Ray Machine in house to evaluate your joints. We can evaluate extremities and spinal joints in about 15 min. Once we have concluded our exam and x-ray evaluation, we will let you know if your issue is something that we can help you resolve or if it is something that needs to be addressed by another health care provider.
Don’t wait any longer before it gets worse, schedule your appointment today. Click here for an Online appointment or Call us at 480-785-1355.
Reed Chiropractic, 250 W. Baseline Rd. #107, Tempe AZ 85283.
