Why does previously broken bones hurt when there’s a change in the weather?

Question

I’ve experienced it and heard from other people too that before rain or extreme change in weather the bone just starts to ache for no reason. What’s the explanation?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Short answer: we don’t know.

The belief that weather effects alter pain is backed by a large 2019 review of 10,584 people in the UK in the scientific journal Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-019-0180-3