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Does weather affect arthritis pain?

POSTED JANUARY 17, 2019, 10:30 AM
Robert H. Shmerling, MD, Faculty Editor, Harvard Health Publishing

Medical myths die hard. Maybe that’s because there’s no agreement on whether a common belief is indeed a myth. For example, there’s the longstanding belief that weather affects arthritis pain. Many of my patients notice a clear connection; some are so convinced of the link, they believe they can predict the weather better than the TV meteorologists. And maybe that’s true.

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