12/03/2021
Anyone else started feeling pain in their knees recently & wonder why?
It's been studied that Barometric pressure (or the pressure of the air) can affect sensitive joints...but humidity, precipitation, and temperature are also at play!
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How?
It could be that when the cartilage that cushions the bones inside a joint is worn away, nerves in the exposed bones might pick up on changes in pressure. Or changes in climate may make your tendons, muscles, and any scar tissue expand and contract, and that can create pain in joints affected by arthritis, osteoporosis & rheumatism. Low temperatures can also make the fluid inside joints thicker, so they feel stiffer!
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In one survey of 200 people with osteoarthritis in their knee, researchers found that every 10-degree drop in temperature (as well as low barometric pressure) corresponded to a rise in arthritis pain...meaning you are not alone!
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Tips to ease weather-related joint pain:
• When temperatures drop, try to keep yourself warm. Take warm showers or baths, layer up or crank up the heat inside your home if everyone's in agreement (I mean we are getting to single digits at night now...)!
• Try a paraffin bath. It’s a small machine that melts paraffin wax. You dip your hands and feet in, & then you let the wax harden on your skin. Your body absorbs the heat, which may soothe achy joints. Or try heating pads and creams on sore spots like 'Tiger Balm' or muscle relaxing bath salts like amazing CBD 'unplug bath salts' or even their cooling muscle relaxant gel!
• Essential oils to detoxify: Cypress, Juniper & Lemon for the bath or local rubbing. Whereas oils such as Chamomile, Lavander & Rosemary are anti-inflamtories ideal local massage or compresses.
• Food supplements: cod liver oil & evening primrose oil capsules.
• Homeopathic remedies: Apis, Arnica, Bryonia, Ledum, Nat Phos & Rhus Tox.
• Maintain a healthy weight & stay active. Build up muscle & bone strength and always remember to gently stretch your body or do a few Surya Namaskar A&Bs before other excersie.
• Make sure you take care of your health in general with good nutrition, enough sleep and self love. Stand strong Warrior! 💕
