[nukkad] Arthritis visa vis Weather

[Amir'AliMackwani <>]

http://www.accuweather.com/indices-details.asp?partner=forecastfox&traveler=0&zipcode=30084&metric=0&idx=art
AccuWeather.com Index Information
Arthritis Index
Arthritis Index
The fact that weather has an effect on how arthritis is felt by its 
sufferers is well documented, with surveys showing as many as 93% of 
arthritis sufferers believing that weather affects their pain level, and 
68% believing that weather severely affects their pain level. Patients 
with arthritis often claim they can predict the weather, based upon 
their pain level, and a number of studies have been conducted to test 
this hypothesis. While these studies show that the effects of weather 
can vary from person to person, many show that arthritis pain is 
increased by a variety of weather factors, which may swell inflamed 
arthritic joints, stretching the inflamed joint lining and capsule, 
thereby increasing the pain of arthritis.

Among the types of weather that may increase joint sensitivity and 
arthritic pain are:

1. Changes in atmospheric pressure, especially falling pressure
2. Changes in temperature, especially lowering temperature
3. High or increasing relative or absolute humidity
4. Relatively low atmospheric pressure
5. Low temperatures
6. Precipitation

Arthritic pain can be especially severe when these conditions are 
combined, such as during chilly, damp weather when pressure is low and 
falling.

Now, AccuWeather has developed an index that combines all of the weather 
factors that may affect arthritis sufferers, and summarizes the most 
likely severity of weather-related arthritis pain in one 
easy-to-understand scale, from Low to Extreme. Available exclusively on 
AccuWeather.com, the AccuWeather Arthritis Index forecasts this level 
for each of the next several days, so arthritis sufferers can have 
advanced notice of when they are most likely to have increased pain, 
allowing them to take appropriate medication and to better plan activities.


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