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Media coverage
Title BBC World Service - Health Check Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet BBC Media type Radio Duration/Length/Size 26:29 Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 31/10/19 Description How the weather influences pain Producer/Author Producer Paula McGrath; presented by Claudia Hammond URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3csy9kn Persons William Dixon Title BBC Breakfast Media name/outlet BBC Breakfast Media type Television Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description Professor Will Dixon and his team’s 'Cloudy with a Chance of Pain study' which has found a link between chronic pain conditions and the weather has been widely covered in today’s regional, national and international media.
Professor Dixon himself was live on the BBC Breakfast sofaURL https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009n6x Persons William Dixon Title Humid, windy days worse for pain, says new study Media name/outlet CNN Country/Territory United States Date 24/10/19 Description (CNN)Humid, windy days with low pressure make pain worse in those with long-term health conditions, according to new research.
People with conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine and neuropathic pain are 20% more likely to suffer pain in such weather, reveals a study carried out by scientists from the University of Manchester, UK.URL https://us.cnn.com/2019/10/24/health/pain-humidity-study-scli-intl-scn/index.html Persons William Dixon Title Arthritis pain ‘worse on humid, windy days’ Media name/outlet ITV News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description People with arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid, windy days - meaning it may be possible for sufferers to plan activities around a pain forecast.
Scientists from the University of Manchester found sufferers were 20% more likely to be in pain on days that are humid and windy with low atmospheric pressure than on days with average weather.URL https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-24/arthritis-pain-worse-on-humid-windy-days/ Persons William Dixon Title Arthritis: Study discovers surprising link between chronic pain and weather Media name/outlet Sky News Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description People with arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid, windy days, according to new research.
Scientists from the University of Manchester found sufferers were 20% more likely to be in pain on days that are humid and windy with low atmospheric pressure than on days with average weather.
Funded by the charity Versus Arthritis, the study examined data from 2,658 people, who provided daily data on pain levels on most days for around six months.URL https://news.sky.com/story/arthritis-study-discovers-surprising-link-between-chronic-pain-and-weather-11843520 Persons William Dixon Title People 'more likely to feel pain on humid days' Media name/outlet BBC News Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description People with long-term health problems such as arthritis are more likely to feel pain on humid days, a study has suggested.
Folklore suggests the cold makes pain worse - but there is actually little research into the weather's effects.
And this University of Manchester study of 2,500 people, which collected data via smartphones, found symptoms were actually worse on warmer, damper days.URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50151723 Persons William Dixon Title It's not in your mind - aches and pains really DO feel worse on damp and windy days, scientists find Media name/outlet Mail Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description It's not in your mind - aches and pains really do feel worse on damp and windy days, research suggests.
Scientists asked almost 2,700 arthritis, migraine and fibromyalgia patients to report their pain every day for six months.
The University of Manchester team used GPS data from the participants' phones to determine the weather for each day.
Results showed patients were 20 per cent more likely to suffer pain on damp, windy days with low atmospheric pressure.URL https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7604741/Aches-pains-really-feel-worse-damp-windy-days.html Persons William Dixon Title THE INDEPENDENT: Gloomy weather makes chronic health conditions more painful, study suggests Media name/outlet The Independent Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description People with chronic pain conditions are more likely to suffer on days that are damp and windy, according to new research.
Researchers from the University of Manchester recruited more than 13,000 people from across the UK with long-term health conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain, to investigate whether bad weather can make pain worse.
Using a smartphone app developed by healthcare software company uMotif, participants were asked to record daily symptoms over the course of six months.URL https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/chronic-pain-worse-weather-humid-damp-arthritis-study-a9168976.html Persons William Dixon Title Gloomy weather really does make arthritis more painful, study suggests Media name/outlet The Telegraph Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description Hippocrates, writing in ‘On Airs, Waters, and Places’, claimed those who wish to understand medicine need only look at the changing seasons of the year and study the prevailing winds.
Now, 2,500 years later, a new study has found the Greek physician may have been on to something.
Scientists have discovered that pain really does get worse on damp, dismal days, confirming what arthritis sufferers have long suspected.URL https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2019/10/23/gloomy-weather-really-does-make-arthritis-painful-study-suggests/ Persons William Dixon Title The One Show Degree of recognition National Media name/outlet BBC, The One Show Media type Television Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 24/10/19 Description Feature including Cloudy participants and study lead Prof Will Dixon URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0009n8r/the-one-show-24102019 Persons William Dixon
Keywords
- epidemiology
- weather
- arthritis
- pain
- citizen science