Arthritis in Winter: Why Is It Worse? November 20, 2022

As the weather cools off, many people who live with arthritic joint pain in their hands and knees commonly share that their pain is inflamed or worsened. Others say that they can tell when it is about to rain or snow because their joints ache. The fact is that cold weather and changes in barometric pressure do not make arthritic pain intensify or progress, instead, cold weather just makes the existing discomfort more noticeable.

How Does Weather Affect Arthritis?

Colder weather with lower temperatures and added humidity creates an environment where the human body’s circulation naturally slows down. This results in a few factors that exacerbate joint and muscular pain:

  • Heightened sensitivity or awareness of pain or discomfort
  • Muscular spasms both increase and intensify
  • Added moisture in the environment expands muscles and tendons causing inflammation in joints
  • Slower blood circulation causes the fluids that lubricate joints to flow more slowly, forcing the body to exert more effort to move or use arthritic joints

What Can You Do To Help?

Keeping joints warm and well-lubricated by dressing appropriately with warm gloves or socks, and eating a balanced, nutritious diet to strengthen your muscles can help.

Additionally, maintaining a healthy lifestyle and staying active with stretching, low-impact exercise like walking or yoga also helps maintain joint health and strengthen the surrounding muscles for added support.

Wearing a knee brace or arthritic gloves can also help with seasonal aches and pains. Both a brace and gloves provide added support to the joints, tendons, and muscles. They remove the added pressure on the joints through daily activities, and help improve blood circulation with mild compression that’s comfortable enough for all-day wear. Finally, arthritic gloves are specially designed with therapeutic warmth which helps regulate the temperature in the joints. This reduces cold weather ailments like muscular spasms and heightened pain sensitivity. 

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