Why does weather affect broken bones?

WebMD talks to experts about the link between weather and joint pain. ... Does Weather Affect Joint Pain? How the weather can affect joint pain, and what to do about it. By Katherine Kam. Share on FacebookShare ... You feel it in your bones, but is it just an old wives' tale? read more

As weather conditions change, (the barometer is falling) air becomes less dense. With the decrease in density, our tissues expand. This places pressure on our bones with strange effect, because the remodeled breaks differ in bone density. I can't explain why some former breaks hurt more than others, but they do. read more

"All the results are not very clean, meaning there are people who say that weather doesn't affect their pain." Borenstein agrees that there's no consensus, but he finds barometric pressure a likely explanation because it does affect people's bodies. read more

” “Oh, my bones are aching. It must be about to rain.” - Everybody’s grandpa, ever. The idea that certain aches and pains correspond with, and can even predict, the weather is widespread, and has been around since at least the days of ancient Greece. read more