Instead of getting my BA in Kinesiology, I should have gone in the profession of "cute weather woman" on the local news broadcast... aka meteorologist and here is why...
A year and a half ago I was dancing on a table in downtown Boise. I was pushed off the table and landed on my left elbow, breaking the radial head straight down the middle. About 6 months later, Joe and I were eating and Red Robin, and I said "Wow that's weird, my elbow just started acting up and is all achy." Sure enough no less than 5 minutes later, it started HAILING!!! I was stoked to be now in the club of the 90 year old geriatrics that say they can predict the weather changing.
I was helping a student this week with his history homework when all of a sudden my bum knee and elbow started aching. "Uh oh" I said "the weather is going to change". My supervising teacher, was sitting at her desk, and goes "that's crazy, I just read that we are suppose to be having thunderstorms." Sure enough, all day Friday my joints acted up and at 7:00 last night, thunder, lighting, rain, and wind hit the Treasure Valley of Idaho. I called it!
Because people think I am crazy about my weather predicting abilities, I looked up my diagnosis:
"Weather-related joint pain is typically seen in patients with osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other arthritic conditions. It can affect any load-bearing joint, but is most common in hips, knees, elbows, shoulders and hands. The joints contain sensory nerves called baro-receptors which respond to changes in atmospheric pressure. These receptors especially react when there is low barometric pressure, meaning the atmosphere has gone from dry to moist, like when it is going to rain.
“When pressure in the environment changes, we know that the amount of fluid in the joint or the pressure inside the joint fluctuates with it,” says Dr. Parvizi. “Individuals with arthritic joints feel these changes much more because they have less cartilage to provide cushioning.”
It is also proven I found out, that this atmospheric pressure change can cause migraines as well. Sure enough, I have had more migraines this week than usual.
So moral of the story... 1) I am amazing and 2) If you need to know the weather for a trip, hike, picnic, etc, I am your weather girl!
3 comments:
hey is it gonna be sunny here tomorrow too?!? Happy 1st day of Fall!
Jamie, you are too funny! Oh, and we're taking some pictures outside this weekend...should we do it Saturday or Sunday? ;)
I can predict nasty weather better than good weather... therefore since my joints have been acting up when my body is pointing northwest (towards Washington) then I think you both are set for some nice weather!
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