{"id":1174,"date":"2017-01-15T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-15T11:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.petersfield-physio-clinic.co.uk\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2021-07-28T16:36:28","modified_gmt":"2021-07-28T16:36:28","slug":"avoid-a-creaky-christmas-look-after-your-joints-during-the-cold-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersfield-physio-clinic.co.uk\/home-page\/2017\/01\/15\/avoid-a-creaky-christmas-look-after-your-joints-during-the-cold-weather\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid a Creaky Christmas: Look after your Joints during the cold Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We can all feel a bit under the weather during winter, especially once the excitement of Christmas is over. But is there anything we can do to reduce the effect of cold temperatures and wet weather on our bones until spring arrives?<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the medical profession still hasn\u2019t come up with cures for coughs and colds and even a physiotherapist can\u2019t work miracles, but we may be able to help relieve those aches, pains and creaking joints that often precede a cold snap or approaching rain.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Does bad weather really affect our joints?<\/b><\/p>\n

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The temperatures are dropping, and you\u2019ve started getting that familiar old ache in your back or an old injury in a knee or shoulder joint; but are the two connected?<\/span><\/p>\n

Aside from Granny\u2019s anecdotal weather forecasting claims, there\u2019s are no hard evidence to show a direct link between weather and painful joints. Some doctors, though, do believe that changes in air pressure could affect joints already sensitised by injury.<\/span><\/p>\n

And other research has shown that even if patients fly south, like the birds, for the winter, chronic aches and pains don\u2019t necessarily disappear. This may be because our bodies adjust to the climate we\u2019re living in, so it\u2019s not the cold that causes pain but relative changes in temperature and the weather.<\/span><\/p>\n

That said, lower temperatures and levels of daylight can also affect people\u2019s moods, some people experiencing a type of depression known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and this can have serious consequences for your overall wellbeing, including chronic pain. <\/span><\/p>\n

And living in an area that gets heavy snowfall can increase the risk of acquiring new joint problems if you slip on ice or put your back out while shovelling snow! So what can you do?<\/span><\/p>\n

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Six tips from Petersfield Physio for looking after your joints over Christmas<\/b><\/p>\n

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At <\/span>Petersfield Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic<\/a><\/strong>, we advise clients who suffer from chronic joint aches or who have musculoskeletal injuries that there\u2019s a lot they can do to help themselves:<\/span><\/p>\n