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Two bum knees. tolerable at home (300 feet elevation). camping at 3-4 thousand feet usually miserable. correlation?

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Likely: Patients with osteoarthritis often complain of worsening joint pain with changes in weather. A recent small study suggests that changes in weather can affect the joint. See: Changes in barometric pressure and ambient temperature influence osteoarthritis pain. McAlindon T, et al. Am J Med. 2007.

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