Cold Weather Worsen Your Arthritis

Cold Weather Worsen Your Arthritis

The cold and damp weather affects those living with arthritis as climate can create increased pain to joints whilst changes also occur to exercise routines. It is the factor that may be responsible for increased pain is not snow, cold or rain, but actually, a change in barometric pressure. For many RA patients, pain, swelling, stiffness, fatigue and other common rheumatoid arthritis symptoms are harder to control during the winter. Some people feel more joint pain, for example, when the weather turns cold and damp. Cold weather and short days make it harder to get outside to exercise.