How Temperature and Humidity Can Contribute to Arthritis Pain

Do you have arthritis?

Do you notice more pain during certain seasons?

You might be picking up on changes in the weather. Nerves in your joints can sense humidity, precipitation, and temperature and can react with pain or stiffness. This doesn’t happen to everyone, however. If you feel more pain in cold weather, your body may be reacting to the low temperatures, low humidity, and low barometric pressure. Low temperatures can also make the fluid inside joints thicker, so they feel stiffer. If you experience more pain in warmer weather, your joints are picking up on the high barometric pressure, high temperature, and high humidity. The fluids in your joints may also become thinner and result in increased inflammation, pain, and discomfort.

Learn about barometric pressure.

Pain Relief Laser Therapy and Chiropractic in Ann Arbor

If you experience more joint pain in certain types of weather, you’re not alone. Chiropractic adjustments and pain relief laser therapy can help. Gentle Activator™ adjustments can help relieve your joint pain and any pain in the surrounding soft tissue. Laser therapy can relieve inflammation and promote healing in arthritis of the spine, hips, knees, hands and shoulders. 

The cost of pain relief laser therapy at Thatcher Chiropractic & Laser is considerably less than other laser treatment centers. Laser sessions are quick and painless, averaging about 10 minutes!

Contact Thatcher Chiropractic & Laser today for chiropractic in Ann Arbor.

Can Weather Really Affect Arthritis?

Do you experience increased arthritis pain during certain times of the year?

Do your joints slow down or become stiff too?

Some studies suggest barometric pressure might have something to do with it. Barometric pressure – the pressure of the air around us – differs from day to day in accordance with the weather. Some won’t notice this change, but others are more sensitive to the changes and will feel it in their joints. One explanation is that the cartilage inside a joint becomes worn away over time, and the now exposed nerves in the bones of the joint might pick up on changes in pressure. Changes in barometric pressure may also make your tendons and muscles expand and contract, which can cause pain.

See other potential causes for arthritis pain.

Pain Relief Laser Therapy and Chiropractic in Ann Arbor

If you experience more joint pain in certain types of weather, you’re not alone. Chiropractic adjustments and pain relief laser therapy can help. Gentle Activator™ adjustments can help relieve your joint pain and any pain in the surrounding soft tissue. Laser therapy can relieve inflammation and promote healing in arthritis of the spine, hips, knees, hands and shoulders. 

The cost of pain relief laser therapy at Thatcher Chiropractic & Laser is considerably less than other laser treatment centers. Laser sessions are quick and painless, averaging about 10 minutes!

Contact Thatcher Chiropractic & Laser today for chiropractic in Ann Arbor.