The results support the belief that weather influences rheumatic pain, although it depends on factors such as the underlying disease and the patient’s greater or lesser sensitivity to the weather, the authors note.
The results are derived from the responses of 151 patients with fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis to a questionnaire about their symptoms and causes of pain over a year. The increase in pain was correlated with meteorological data, especially with low temperatures, in the three diseases mentioned.
