[QUOTE=JourneyOfLife;649797]Got your attention.
There is anecdotal information that suggests that cold weather and/or barometric pressure (dampness) may trigger aches and pains.
I noticed that weather(dot)com even has a weather related pain index...
Aches & Pains- weather.com
My wife from time to time suffers for mild to medium pains (on again...off again). She does not have severe dibilitating pain thank goodness. But sometimes she is fairly distressed by it. I will also add that my wife seems to have a low threshold to pain (compared to me) and she does tend to fret about it a lot. But it is real!
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Of course it is real and don't ever doubt her. Many people are sensitive to the change in barometric pressure..........especially those who have various arthritic type ailments..........
In the north, our weather is constantly changing........from morning to noon to night.........we have have many extremes of weather coming in and out. I do feel the change which makes me keep our home super hot in the winter.
We were in TV during the month of October and month of November.
After recuperating from the Orlando airport, I did notice less pain in my joints, knees, fingers, etc..........in Florida. Perhaps it was the sunshine or lack of having to climb two flights of stairs daily in a tri level house or walk up and down a hilly driveway, etc.
By the time I was ready to go back home for early December, I can honestly say I felt relief.
We made our decision to buy in TV after spending this recent winter in the north........severe pain with the cold days, rainy days, snowy days, damp days...........however, it does RAIN in Florida........there was only one front that came in when we were there...........we were out in a restaurant and by the time we had finished and walked to our car, I could feel it in my entire body........we drove back in torrential rains and really bad wind.
However, it didn't last long.
I do notice HUMIDITY will make one's joints hurt........so that's another story. Florida is always humid. But after this winter, I'd say nothing is as bad as the cold........(and we had a fairly warmer winter compared to the old days)............but just the same, when snow is coming in, or rain, and the barometer is falling............I do feel it.......as do all of my peers.
I have a sister in law who relocated to Arizona simply because of her severe joint and knee pain.............(it does seem that once a woman loses her hormones post menopause, all of these joint pains get worse).
She arrived in Arizona in a wheelchair.........and left without the need for one (to fly back to sell her home). She claimed the "hot dry air sucked all the moisture out of her knees and diminished the swelling".
However, the dry arrid climate does not stop joint damage and a few years later she did have to have total knee replacement surgery.
Arizona is a bit too HOT in the summer and too brown for my tastes.
The Villages was very green......as was the surrounding terrain as we approached.....or went for rides outside the bubble.
All I can say is, the warmth or warmer climate of either Florida or Arizona does make the pain seem less. I think it's also the FLAT HOMES.
Up here there are so many steps and hills.......everything is hilly.
Flat is better.
In N.J., my sister in law could no longer manuever the steep steps in her huge modern home. Ditto for visiting her sons who had spiral staircases.
Again, flat is better.
The worst time up here seems to be spring when the furnace is not kicking on as often as it does in the winter time..........and the house can get "damp" as you say.........that really seeps into the joints and bones.....and does cause pain...............and stiffness.
Not knowing where you live now..........the D3 from the sunshine will also help. I stay away from arthritic medications, etc. Just take aspirin.
Plus she can do water aerobics.
GOOD LUCK.
P.S. I forgot to mention that "living on cement slab floors" can aggravate arthritis pain in the feet and legs..........ANYONE who has a family room or lower level room on a cement slab knows what I mean...........unless they install radiant heating under the flooring..........which is all the rage now. In Florida, lets face it....all the homes are built on cement slabs...........I did feel the need to put the heat on at night in November in TV.....or the floors felt "damp". When I was younger, I would have enjoyed that cool feeling on the floor, but not now. I've decided that we'd only buy a home with wood floors..........not tile as tile is too cold and too hard on the bones.......esp. in the kitchen. Have it now but would not get it again. Hardwood floors are the best if one does not want carpeting....which is softer and warmer.....