Nature’s wrath—The effect of weather on pain following orthopaedic trauma

Shulman, Brandon S.; Marcano, Alejandro I.; Davidovitch, Roy I.; Karia, Raj; Egol, Kenneth A.

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2016.05.043

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“…There have been previous reports of elevated temperatures leading to increased pain after orthopaedic trauma [31], however studies in patients with arthritis have found no such relationship [3], or in some cases have reported negative correlations [5]. The positive correlation seen between temperature and joint pain search volumes in the present study may relate to general increases in activity patterns during warmer temperatures, potentially leading to more overuse and acute injuries during these periods [32,33].…”

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“…A significant effect of barometric pressure on knee pain searches was found. Increases in pain have been found to be associated with low barometric pressures after orthopaedic trauma [31], however in people with arthritis the opposite effect tended to be shown [6,19]. In contrast to barometric pressure and temperature, relative humidity was not found to be associated with any of the search term volumes.…”

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Local weather is associated with rates of online searches for musculoskeletal pain symptoms

Telfer

Obradovich

2017

PLoS ONE

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Weather conditions are commonly believed to influence musculoskeletal pain, however the evidence for this is mixed. This study aimed to examine the relationship between local meteorological conditions and online search trends for terms related to knee pain, hip pain, and arthritis. Five years of relative online search volumes for these terms were obtained for the 50 most populous cities in the contiguous United States, along with corresponding local weather data for temperature, relative humidity, barometric pressure, and precipitation. Methods from the climate econometrics literature were used to assess the casual impact of these meteorological variables on the relative volumes of searches for pain. For temperatures between -5˚C and 30˚C, search volumes for hip pain increased by 12 index points, and knee pain increased by 18 index points. Precipitation had a negative effect on search volumes for these terms. At temperatures >30˚C, search volumes for arthritis related pain decreased by 7 index points. These patterns were not seen for pain searches unrelated to the musculoskeletal system. In summary, selected local weather conditions are significantly associated with online search volumes for specific musculoskeletal pain symptoms. We believe the predominate driver for this to be the relative changes in physical activity levels associated with meteorological conditions.

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Local weather is associated with rates of online searches for musculoskeletal pain symptoms

Telfer

Obradovich

2017

PLoS ONE

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“…For instance, there is now accumulating empirical evidence that weather conditions directly influence many types of pain. 1,13,40 Suppose the causal influence of weather conditions can be systematically demonstrated to be a factor for how one experiences pain quite generally. Should we complain that the IASP definition neglects the meteorological component of pain experiences?…”

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Does the IASP definition of pain need updating?

Aydede

2019

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The current IASP definition of pain has come under renewed criticisms recently. There is a new momentum for its revision as reflected by the fact that IASP has now a Presidential Task Force dedicated to look into whether there is enough warrant to update the definition. I critically review all the major criticisms of the current definition in detail, and raise new difficulties rarely discussed before. I show that none of the major criticisms has enough warrant to force us to substantially revise the current definition. Combined with the discussion of the new difficulties, there is nonetheless a need to restate the definition using slightly different terminology that will make the original intent of the current definition clearer and more precise. A restatement of the definition is proposed and its potential is discussed in light of some empirical questions that remain.

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“…Shulman et al measured the association between pain after orthopaedic trauma and changes in weather. 31 The authors found that lower barometric pressure and higher humidity were associated with increased pain at follow-up visits. There is no conclusive explanation for how pressure and humidity have an effect on pain.…”

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Seasonal Variation in the Prevalence of Common Orthopaedic Upper Extremity Conditions

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Seasonal variation in disease processes and injuries have been reported, but it is unclear if this variation exists in upper extremity disorders. The goal of this study is to characterize seasonal and weather variations in common upper extremity orthopaedic conditions. This cross-sectional study reviewed 68,943 consecutive, new patient visits from January 2010 to September 2015 for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), trigger finger (TF), DeQuervain's tenosynovitis (DeQ), lateral epicondylitis (LE), hand arthritis (OA), and distal radius fractures (DRF). Presentation rates for each condition were compared across month, season, and various weather parameters. DRF, OA, and LE had a higher rate of presentation in the winter compared with all other seasons ( < 0.001). TF and DeQ showed no statistically significant seasonal differences. Higher barometric pressures were associated with higher rates of all of the diagnoses. Higher humidity was associated with lower rates of CTS, TF, DeQ, LE, and DRF ( < 0.001). There was no significant association between temperature levels or amount of precipitation. Although the precise mechanism remains unclear, there does appear to be an impact of winter, increased barometric pressure, and higher humidity on presentation rates. Further studies are needed to determine more conclusively why this occurs. Level IV, cross-sectional study.

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Nature’s wrath—The effect of weather on pain following orthopaedic trauma

Cited by 13 publications

References 38 publications

Local weather is associated with rates of online searches for musculoskeletal pain symptoms

Local weather is associated with rates of online searches for musculoskeletal pain symptoms

Does the IASP definition of pain need updating?

Seasonal Variation in the Prevalence of Common Orthopaedic Upper Extremity Conditions

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