Does the Weather Affect Arthritic Joint Pain?
New research casts doubt on theories linking rheumatoid arthritis symptoms to weather changes.
By Cheryl Alkon
Medically Reviewed by Alexa Meara, MD
No rain, no pain?
Not quite, but a study published in August 2017 in the journal PLoS One found that there was no association between frequency of internet searches for arthritis pain and changing weather patterns. Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle looked at the weather patterns of the 50 largest cities in the United States over a five-year period, and then examined how often people did online searches related to knee pain, hip pain, and arthritis. They used Google Trends, a resource that measures the frequency in search terms on Google’s search engine.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/symptoms/does-weather-affect-joint-pain/
