Expert opinion - should moving to a warmer climate help allay the pain of osteoarthritis?

Usually: Warmer climates provide an environment for your synovial (joint) fluid to stay warmer and in a liquid phase rather than a gel phase. In colder climates, synovial fluid becomes a semisolid and requires joint movement to warm the fluid in order for a phase change into a liquid to provide adequate lubrication for the joint. Warmer climates limits the time in the gel phase.

No: Osteoarthrtis is a disease with degenatives changes in the cartilages. Some people experience pain some don t . When people move to a warmer or even a colder enviroment , a change occurs and people feel better , but when the individual gets acostumed to the new enviroment , symptoms occur again. The signs and symptoms of osteoarthritis will not differ in different climatic regions.