One needs to take extra care of joint pain as it tends to increase more during wintersWhile winter promises parties, picnics, wining and dining to all, for knee pain sufferers it could be a nightmare, as cold weather can aggravate knees pain. According to experts, ignoring knee pain can result in more deteriorated health conditions as well."There are several reasons as to why knee pain worsens in winters. As the temperatures drop arthritis has a tendency to flare up because cold weather make the joints feel stiffer than usual. The wide changes in temperature can cause the swelling around inflamed joints, causing more irritation to the surrounding nerves, which then increases the pain and stiffness," says Dr Hemant Wakankar, a joint-replacement surgeon from Deenanath Mangeshkar HospitalSometimes, atmospheric pressure is also associated with severe knee pain. "Temperatures that quickly rise or fall are the result of changes in barometric pressure. The drop in pressure causes the body's tissues to expand, causing the already inflamed areas to swell more and increase pain. Patients diagnosed with arthritis say they can easily predict the weather based on how they're feeling or how sore or tender their joints then become," informs Dr Wakankar.Moreover, knee pain may aggravate into arthritis during winters as you further confine yourselves indoors and lead sedentary lifestyles. Osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis is caused by the breakdown and eventual loss of the cartilage of one or more joints. Without this protection, bones of the joints rub against each other and cause pain and inflammation.A good care for arthritis often involves more than one type of treatment. Treatment may vary over time and may be different depending on the kind of arthritis. If your knee remains unstable despite non-surgical treatment, you may need surgery care. Joint surgery is considered if other more conservative treatment measures are unsatisfactory or have stopped working.
