Why do old broken bones and old spranes hurt when the weather changes?
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The theory is that inflamed joints swell as the barometric pressure drops. This swelling irritates the nerves around the joints that sense pain and causes more stiffness.
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You may be calcium deficient.
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It just releases built up fluid between them, but it can cause pain later in life because the bones snap back together and rub on each other, causing some abrasion.\n\nLisa, air is an example of fluid.
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loss of connective tissue between their bones
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i believe that is a problem with the elderly. their bodies don't function as well as they used to to regulate the heat and cold.  that's why they say for them to drink liquids, especially in the hot months. keeping the air conditioning on will help.  that's why so many elderly parish during months of extreme heat or cold.
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It is called osteoporosis. This is the loss of bone density, due to hole forming in the bone. Fortunately, osteoporosis is somewhat reversible.
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you could have a stress fracture
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calcium intake\nsoda can affect the break down of bones \nwhen your at the age that your bones do not grown anymore osteoporosis can affect it \n-scrolosis\n-genetics\n-Nutrition\n-exercise\n-diease\n-disorders\nmany things can affect bones\n-
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Go to the doctor immediately.  That happened to my mom when she was in her early 50s and she has severe osteoporosis.  This will become extremely debilitating in not that many more years if you don't get treatment asap.  There is treatment but you need to go to the doctor asap.  Now, my mom is 67 and she is extremely brittle boned and fell a few months ago and broke her hip, her shoulder and her elbow and almost did not make it through her surgeries.  Anyways, no 5" shrinkage in 2 years is NOT normal.  My mom used to be 5'4" and now she is about 4'10".
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A SPRAIN - is an injury that involves the ligaments and other soft tissues around a joint, such as an ankle.\n\nA STRAIN - occurs away from a joint and involves a torn or over stretched muscle or tendon, commonly in the calf, thigh or lower back.\n\nSigns and symptoms of the above is;\n* Pain at the site of the injury, often servere with a sprain or strain.\n* Loss of power in the injured area, especially with a sprained joint.\n* Nausea\n* Feeling faint or giddy\n* Pale, cold and clammy skin, due to shock.\n\nA DISLOCATION - is where a bone has been displaced from its normal position at a joint. some joints are more likely than others to dislocate under sudden, severe force e.g. shoulder, or fingers. And should always be treated as a break.\n\nA BROKEN BONE - called a fracture, some fractures are complete, e.g when a long bone snaps in half, where others fractures may involve only part of a bone breaking. \n- Closed fracture is where the is no break in the skin.\n- Open fracture is where the bone end has broken the skin or a wound is present with the fracture.\n- Complicated where an underlying organ is involved, e.g. a fractured skull with pressure on the brain, or when a broken rib has injured the lung. \n\nSigns and symptoms of fracture/dislocation\n* pain (servere or moderate, depending on the location of the injury)\n* Swelling\n* Deformity of the injured area (when compared with the uninjured side of the body)\n* Loss of normal function of the injured part\n* Discolouration of the skin or bruising\n* A wound if it is an open fracture\n* Symptoms and signs of shock \n* Altered sensation, e.g. "pins and needles" if a nerve is under pressure, or a grating sensation if injured bone ends are rubbing together.\n\nWith fractures and dislocations you must seek medical attention immediately.
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According to theory of Ayurveda the rainy season belongs to Vaat, which is responsible for pains.\n  According to Acupuncture excessive wind of season overacts on Earth element. Due to clouds solar heat is also not there. Both these factors cause in loosing control over the water elment in your body. Therefore pain will increase.\nUse warm water to drink. Take warm fresh food. Have acupuncture treatment and pain will be no more.
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Happened to a friend. Your teeth develop hairine cracks running vertically. As you continue to chew ice the cracks expand exposing nerves and causing pain. In time you will need                  crowns. It takes several years for that though.
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Hardness.  Bones are made mostly of calcium (which does have the properties of a metal in it's elemental form).  When your born, you don't have very many bones - it's mostly cartlidge, like the stuff that makes up the tip of your nose and the top part of your ear.  This is a very flexible substance (and that's good cause babies need to be flexible to get out of their moms).  As you get older this cartlidge is replaced with a calcium matrix and your bones get harder.\n\nThe mineral deposites in your bones are the reason why you break your leg when you fall out of a tree instead of just bending it a little.
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Some scientists believe that the weather affects humans much more than we realise in much the same way as it does animals. We already know about S.A.D. ( Seasonal affected disorder) which makes a sufferer feel depressed when not receiving enough sunlight which helps the body to produce vitamin D. Symptoms include lethargy , lack of appetite and generally feeling low and disinterested. Some people are particularly susceptible to magnetism and static caused by storms and suffer from a wide range of symptoms such as feeling nervous and jumpy before a storm and headaches and nausea.\nThis expression has been around for a number of years so I imagine that because people lived closer to nature years ago they had a greater understanding of this phenomenon and that's probably where the saying emerged.
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It can be congenital....aside from this, I would say it is because we use and abuse these areas over the years without giving thought until we develope arthritis.  Once we develope arthritis in these areas, the pain becomes chronic. Because we still have to use our neck, back and shoulders...we hurt.  When we were young, we had our breaks and sprains and got back to normal....we were invincible. Now we are older and we are paying for the abuse.  Invincibility?  A vague memory of yesteryear.
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You should see a doctor.  There is a condition that causes that, but it needs medical attention to fix it (and to stop it from getting worse).  In older women, it is usually because of osteoporosis.  For younger people, it is something else that may require a back brace or even surgery.  Please see a doctor.
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Your bones would wear out