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Why does barometric pressure cause pain flare-ups in people with chronic pain?

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See below: Any person with chronic pain where there is inflammatory fluid produced can experience pain when this fluid expands and contracts with changes in barometric pressure which encroach on pain endings.

Answered 7/4/2018

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