As the temperature drops, many people notice a familiar ache in their joints. Whether it’s stiffer knees in the morning or a dull ache in your lower back, colder weather can genuinely affect how your body feels.
Why Does Cold Weather Affect Joints?
Factors that may contribute:
• Barometric Pressure Drops – When the pressure in the atmosphere drops, it can cause tissues to expand slightly, putting more pressure on your joints.
• Reduced Blood Flow – Your body prioritizes core warmth in the cold, which can reduce circulation to extremities, making muscles and joints feel tighter.
• Less Movement – Cold weather tends to make people more sedentary, and less movement means joints become stiffer.
Who’s Most Affected?
• Individuals with arthritis or past joint injuries
• Those with sedentary jobs
• Athletes with past repetitive stress or strain
How Chiropractic Can Help?
At this time of year, gentle chiropractic adjustments can:
• Reduce stiffness and inflammation
• Support better circulation
• Help manage pain naturally, without medication
Tips to Manage Cold-Weather Discomfort
1. Stay Warm – Dress in layers and use heating pads if needed.
2. Keep Moving – Light stretching, walks, and joint-specific exercises can prevent stiffness.
3. Get Adjusted – Regular chiropractic care keeps your spine and joints functioning optimally.
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Pains and weakness on the outside of your elbow? You may be suffering from Tennis elbow. Tennis elbow is found commonly in individuals who use repeated arm and wrist movements such as baristas, painters, bar tenders, office workers and racquet sports players.
Tennis elbow is an overuse injury caused by repetitive strain of the muscles controlling backward wrist and finger movements. This repeated strain causes degeneration of the tendon and subsequent pain.
Tennis elbow has long been known as ‘Lateral Epicondylitis’. However this indicates inflammation of the tendon. Studies now indicate that it is not an inflammatory condition but a degenerative one.
Symptoms Include!
Pain localised to the outside of the Elbow (especially on the bone).
Tennis elbow affects approximately 1-3 % of people every year. Although it can affect anyone, people over 40 are most at risk. Funnily enough tennis players only make up only 5-10% of the patient population despite the name
If left untreated, it can take between 6 months and 2 years to get better. In some cases it may not get better without the need of physical therapy or surgery
Here are some exercises that may help speed up your recovery of tennis elbow
Eccentric Wrist Extension
Eccentric Supination
Soft tissue Muscle Mobilisation
Forearm Extensor Stretch
Remember to consult a health care professional before commencing these exercises
