Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Come rain or shine: Is weather a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis of case-crossover studies
Authors' conclusion
Despite anecdotal reports from patients, changes in weather factors do not seem to be risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis, knee, hip, or low back pain, but may have a significant influence in gout disease.
Study context
- Population
- People with musculoskeletal conditions (seven conditions) in case-crossover studies; MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus and PsycINFO searched from inception to 10/09/2023
- Participants
- 15,315 people11 studies
- Comparison
- Weather parameters and risk of musculoskeletal health events
- Outcome
- Pain (new episodes of pain or flares)
Methodological detailsrandom effects models, pooled separately for each condition and weather factor
- Random effects models
- Pooled separately for each condition and weather factor
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Gout: high temperatures combined with low humidity associated with increased pain, redness and joint swelling, OR
2.04
95% CI 1.26 to 3.30
Original publication
Come rain or shine: Is weather a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain? A systematic review with meta-analysis of case-crossover studies. Semin Arthritis Rheum. Published 28 January 2024. doi:10.
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