Changes in barometric pressure and ambient temperature influence osteoarthritis pain
T McAlindon, M Formica, CH Schmid… - The American journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Individuals with osteoarthritis often assert that change in the weather influences
their pain, but the evidence is inconclusive. Our objective was to determine if short-term
weather parameters influence knee osteoarthritis pain. METHODS: We performed a
longitudinal analysis of pain reports from a 3-month clinical trial among individuals with knee
osteoarthritis dispersed across the United States. Daily values for temperature, barometric
pressure, dew point, precipitation, and relative humidity were obtained from the weather …
their pain, but the evidence is inconclusive. Our objective was to determine if short-term
weather parameters influence knee osteoarthritis pain. METHODS: We performed a
longitudinal analysis of pain reports from a 3-month clinical trial among individuals with knee
osteoarthritis dispersed across the United States. Daily values for temperature, barometric
pressure, dew point, precipitation, and relative humidity were obtained from the weather …