Weather pains
| Weather pains | |
|---|---|
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-9 | 995.8 |
Weather pains or weather related pain classified as Other specified adverse effects not elsewhere classified, is a phenomenon that occurs when people feel pain, particularly joint pain or migraine headaches correlating with changes in barometric pressure and other weather phenomena.[1][2]
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The majority of people that suffer from conditions such as arthritis report feeling severe or less commonly moderate pain when a weather front is approaching.[2] Symptoms also occur when the humidity level changes and when precipitation manifests itself or changes pattern.[2] Other conditions reported to related to this are any bone injuries, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome.[3] Many victims of bombs such as IEDs also suffer from similar pains due to micro-fractures along their skeletal system.
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- ↑ Scientists still mulling causes of weather-related pain, by April Chan, USA Today
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Weather & Arthritis - Barometric Pressure Affect - Humidity - Climate, About
- ↑ Do Your Aches, Pains Predict Rain?, by Brunilda Nazario
