Dr. Randy Nordyke takes a look at the impact that changing weather can have on physical pain including joint pain.

1. TheLinkBetween
Weatherand Pain

2. JointPain
Thedropinbarometricpressurepriortoastorm
cancauseanincreasedlevelofjointpain,
especiallyforthosesufferingfromosteoarthritis.

3. BloodPressure
Sinceyourbloodispumpedthroughyourbodyviaa
pressuresystem,whentheatmosphericpressure
dropsiscancauseourbloodpressuretodrop,too.

4. Headaches&Migraines
Thesinuscavitiesinourskullshelpustobreathe
andregulatepressureinourheads.Ifthesinuses
areblockedorcongested,anyoutsidepressure
changecancauseheadachesandmigraines

5. BloodSugar
Thosewithdiabeteswhoaremanagingtheirblood
sugarwithainsulinpumpmayhavedifficulty
stabilizingbloodsugarwithincreasedblood
viscosity.Pressurechangescanalsocauseair
bubblestoformwithinthepumpandcanaffect
howmuchinsulinisactuallybeingdelivered.