What You Can Do About Joint Pain During The Winter Season

Many people experience painful joints during winter due to the cold weather. If you’re one of them, take heart. Chiropractic care from Capitol Rehab of Crofton can help you find joint pain relief. Here’s how winter weather can affect your joints.

Effects of Winter Weather on Joints

Winter weather can prompt fluctuations in barometric pressure. A drop in barometric pressure can cause joint muscles and tissues to expand and put undue pressure on surrounding nerves, leading to discomfort and pain.

Winter weather can increase the sensitivity of joint nerves due to inflammation and scarring. If you suffer from arthritis, cold weather can irritate this condition even more.

The combination of cold weather with increased levels of humidity can damage cartilage and bone cells, prompting pain in your joints.

You may be less active during winter due to cold temperatures keeping you indoors. Inactivity can be hard on your joints. If you do venture outside, tread carefully to avoid slip and falls and go easy when shoveling snow to avoid snow shoveling injuries. Slip and falls and snow shoveling injuries can further aggravate joint pain in winter.

How to Deal with Winter Joint Pain

By taking preventative measures, you can reduce your risk of joint pain during cold winter months. Stay warm to prevent cold temperatures from affecting your joints. Stay active. Join a gym if you can’t exercise outdoors or take daily walks if the weather permits.

If joint pain persists or worsens, seek the help of our Crofton chiropractor for joint pain relief. We’ll pinpoint the underlying cause of your pain and outline a treatment plan. If pain is emanating from a misalignment in your spine, we’ll use spinal adjustments to correct this problem to take the pressure off your joints. Adjustments can also improve flexibility to alleviate discomfort due to lack of exercise. We may also use hot/cold treatments and massage therapy to soothe achy muscles and joints and relieve pain.

Visit Our Crofton Chiropractor for Joint Pain Relief

If joint pain is making life difficult in winter, contact Capitol Rehab of Crofton at 410-451-3561 for joint pain treatment.