Barometric Pressure & Storms

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Barometric Pressure & Storms – This is a place for the community to provide tips and advice on Barometric Pressure & Storms. This topic was created by Reinhard Janning and the tips are provided by the community. The tips you add here can be your own or referred from another site. The best tips are then ranked at the top when up-voted by members of the community.

Tip 1 - Why Your Joints Hurt When the Weather Changes

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Leanne Cooney | permalink

Blame it on the barometric pressure.
Tags: aches, pain, weather, joint pain, arthritis, barometric pressure, cold weather

For further reading: http://www.weather.com/health/news/why-your-joints-hurt-when-weather-changes-20141105 ^[1]

Tip 2 - atmospheric pressure

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by Adrian Balsnes | permalink

The air around you has weight, and it presses against everything it touches. That pressure is called atmospheric pressure, or air pressure.
Tags: air, air pressure, atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, barometers, meteorology, physics, weather

For further reading: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/atmospheric-pressure/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Weather and Joint Pain: What's the Link?

Published: 9 years, 1 month(s) ago | Submitted by ashley baxter | permalink

WebMD talks to experts about the link between weather and joint pain.
Tags: weather and joint pain, arthritis and change in the weather, rain and joint pain, barometric pressure and joint pain, altitude and joint pain, weather and arthritis, weather and knee pain

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/features/weather_and_pain%3Fpage%3D2 ^[3]