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With the help of a smartphone application that allows to report regularly about his state of health, a team of researchers led by William Dixon of the University of Manchester has managed to prove that the weather directly affects, in particular, on how often and strongly people feel chronic pain.
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As explained by researchers, about a relationship between the state of health and the weather was known for a long time, but the nature of this relationship is still unclear is not until the end, and some believe its objective is not so much dependent on the weather being as much a form of self-hypnosis. However, new research, according to its authors, can serve as proof that underestimate the impact of rain or heat on chronic pain not worth it.
During the first nine months of approximately 9000 participants in the study with a special mobile application regularly informed scientists, whether they are experiencing at the moment a headache attack of rheumatism or any other form of chronic pain. Specialists, in turn, compared the resulting data with weather information in regions where living research participants – they also dealt with the phone thanks to the established on it GPS sensor
According to the researchers, they really were able to observe the effects of weather. on how often a person feels chronic pain. In the first place, “unfavorable” in this regard were the rainiest and hottest months. At the same time, sunny days, accompanied by mild temperatures, affected person well.
On the results to the scientists reported in the framework of the British Science Festival in Swansea. Experts have noted that they will continue their experiment for nine more months.
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