Eli5: Aches and pains

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Why do people have worse aches and pains in their joints during cold or rainy/stormy weather, especially in areas where you have broken a bone in the past?

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storms are generally cause by changes in pressure / density, humidity and temperature, the more severe the differences when two air masses meet the more sever the storm.

if you already have swelling in a joint the fluid in the joint will expand when the pressure drops and contract when it rises because the relative density of the atmosphere around it.

you can submerge swollen joints to increase the relative pressure to reduce pain but it’s a temporary relief.

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