Pmr and cold weather

[Rosekid]

Does extremely cold weather worsen PMR

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Cold weather has a tendency to worsen any illness -the body has to work much harder to function -that why the NHS dreads the winter months.

Some enlightened Rheumies suggest you ease up on tapering during winter …

[autumnlass in reply to DorsetLady]

Very good advice. OA seems worse and stiffness at the moment. What exercises apart from waking can one do?

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to autumnlass]

Waking is a very good start

[autumnlass in reply to PMRpro]

🤣🤣🤣

[Bachfugue in reply to PMRpro]

waking or walking ?!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Bachfugue]

You'd have to ask autumnlass But waking is a good start to walking ...

[autumnlass in reply to Bachfugue]

Walking in a straight line if you can at the time of year!!! 😆😆😵‍💫🎄⭐️⭐️

[Bachfugue in reply to autumnlass]

🤔😉xx

[Suffererc in reply to PMRpro]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to autumnlass]

Gentle stretching indoors... as good as anything...

or as late hubby used to say "I get plenty of exercise - jumping to conclusions and running people down! 😲

[autumnlass in reply to DorsetLady]

👏😁

[Suffererc in reply to DorsetLady]

😂🤣😂🤣😂

[tangocharlie]

Seems to for me, and extreme heat. I always flare in winter

[Seacat30]

Doesn't cold weather stiffen muscles in general? That would add to the hell of PMR.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Seacat30]

It affects the viscosity of the blood, which means it doesn't circulate as well... (so muscles as well) which is why people with cardiac issues are prone to suffer - my hubby's angina was always worse on a cold day - see this -

gentletouchmobilephlebotomy...

[PMRpro Ambassador]

It isn't the cold per se for me - but damp and wind. Minus in double figures without wind and with sun as we often have is fine. Same in summer, wind and damp is awful.

[Thirkelly]

Well it certainly seems to be affecting me. Could also be some Christmas stresses in there too! Let's hope the cold snap soon ends and we can see if things improve - with the PMR at least. The Christmas stuff takes a bit longer.

[calibriel]

Although I don’t like being cold, and it certainly affects my joints, it’s hot weather that I really find difficult - generally, rather than just the PMR - and for that reason I stopped trying to taper during the heat wave last summer. There are so many reasons for pausing tapering - at the moment I have a cold - it sometimes feels as if I’m never going to get off these 🤬💥⚡️! drugs

[autumnlass in reply to calibriel]

Summer 2022 was too hot! I was perspiring the whole time - hair dripping wet. Winter - joints just ache! Spring and Autumn great if not too wet and damp!

[CarolF1312]

The latest cold snap has definitely made my aches and stiffness worse. Flare up of piriformas problem and general stiffness in the shoulders. I haven't needed to increase Pred so far but won't be tapering further until after the holidays and hopefully slightly warmer weather.Heading for another scolding from my Rheumy🙈