Why do rainy days make people's arthritis flair up?
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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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I have had the same thing happen with my right knee. When the weather changes to cold or if it's going to rain it just aches.\nSome simple easy things you can do to help.\nPurchase one of those cheap ace bandage knee supports. This will help to hold everything in place and aid your ligaments from the stress. Buy or make your own ankle weights. The little sandbag type, depending on your physique start from 2-5 lbs. Sit on a surface that is high enough to allow your legs to dangle, and just raise your legs from 90 degree angle to 180 degrees start off with 2 sets of 10 and work your way up. This will strengthen muscles around your knee. When you lay down to relax you can apply alternating daily hot and cold packs while laying with your legs elevated above your heart simple as using the pillow for your leg instead of your head. This will increase circulation and reduce swelling.
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Everyone has those days.  Some more than others.  Weather has a lot to do w/ it.  If you notice, you are peppier on sunny days vs gloomy days.  If its rainy and yucky out, chances are, its a struggle to get out of bed.
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I don't know how old she is but, a doctor can give her a blood test to see if she has rheumatism ( swelling from fluids in the joints from cold weather) or arthritis from just the opposite.\n   In the meantime it could be from several other types of problems, the doctor is the one to see here. \n   In the meantime have her wear warm woolen mittens, they're the best for warmth, in the cold weather, anything below fifty degrees.
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As the user stated before, this is a purely psychological effect, nothing to do with chemisty. I would assume if this is for a chemistry assignment, you might want to consider something more chemical in nature. \n\nAs for why you feel gloomy, I assume that for the most part, rainy weather is dark and wet. This dark period of time causes the body to react as if it is night time, making you very sluggish and gloomy. After a period of rain, the body reacts to the new sunshine and nicer weather, causing an uplifting of the body, causing the body to feel refreshed and back to normal. \n\nAgain, this is purely psychological, and has nothing to do with chemistry. Hope this helps!
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Nope. It's simply caused by the release of air pockets between the joints. It's a myth that it causes arthritis. It may make your knuckles a little larger (mine have), but it won't cause any major health problems.
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The only thing is, they don't always lie down when it is going to rain.  A lot of times you see them standing in a tight bunch right before it rains, too.  They almost always have their rear ends to the wind.  A lot of the "old timers" had ways of predicting the weather just by looking at natural things, guess this was just one of them.
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I think this is related to the so-called "pathetic fallacy": the idea that a person's moods are connected with the weather and so on.  (Nowadays, it doesn't seem like so much of a fallacy!)
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The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease. In OA, the cartilage cushion in the joints breaks down, causing the bones to rub together. Pain, stiffness, and sometimes the formation of bone growths, called spurs, result. OA can affect any joint, but it is most common in the hands, feet, spine, and in large, weight-bearing joints such as the hips and knees. Although OA is often attributed to general wear and tear associated with aging, it can also be caused or exacerbated by a number of other problems, including obesity, injury, or repeated joint stress. Many researchers believe that OA is in part hereditary, and may be due to genetic abnormalities in the cells that produce cartilage.
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Arthritis refers to the more than 100 distinct diseases that cause pain and swelling, and limit movement in joints and connective tissue. Arthritis is the number one cause of severe pain and disability which limits physical activity. In the United States 40 million Americans have arthritis. Three million of these people are severely affected. It is usually chronic, meaning that it lasts a lifetime. The specific causes are not known for most types of the disease. But much is known about the symptoms, and how to treat them.\n\nPhysicians diagnose arthritis based upon the pattern of symptoms, medical history, physical exam, X-rays and lab tests. The main symptoms of arthritis are:\n* joint pain,\n* joint stiffness, \n* inability to move the joint freely, and\n* joint swelling.\n\nOther symptoms can include fever, fatigue, flu-like symptoms, lower extremity rash, and nodules. The key to effective treatment of symptoms is a personal plan devised by you and your health care provider. Symptom treatment usually includes:\n* medicine,\n* exercise,\n* rest,\n* use of heat and cold,\n* joint protection techniques, and \n* sometimes surgery.\n\nMany things can be done to reduce the impact of arthritis on everyday life. With proper diagnosis and design of a treatment plan, arthritis symptoms can be controlled. To learn more, call the Arthritis Foundation at (800) 283-7800.
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Getting arthritis from popping your knuckles is just an old myth that most people still buy into.  There are no adverse effects ... other than possibly annoying people around you who hear you doing it.
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Oh! yes it can and so can stress, the weather, or some royal pain in the butt! lol see a neroligist great for what ails ya, hope you find relief soon.
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it happens from a change of weather, it can happen if u dont take good care of yourself take your vitamins or wear socks all the time it happens.
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No.  Arthritis affects the muscolo-skeletal system, not internal organs.
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I got rained on big time.  It was a warm day so it wasn't really uncomfortable.  A guy hit his brakes and started skidding sideways on the wet pavement and an old woman with an umbrella turned around and called him an asshole.  It doesn't get much better than that.
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I have similar problem myself.  I have breathing difficulty when the weather change slightly, even more accurate than the weather forecast.\n\nThis is rather common, similar to a lot of immunological reaction, such as hay fever and asthma.  The immunological response in your body is suppose to fight the attack of any foreign infection.  However, sometime, some seemingly harmless particles such as dust or nut protein could trigger a massive reaction which results in fever, imflammation, swollen blood vessel and high blood pressure.
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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.