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When we hit a wall with the same intensity the pain Is more in winter than summer why this happens

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One theory is that cold causes changes in our joints. Colder temperatures can shrink the tissues in our joints like our knees and hips, which can cause them to pull on the nerve endings and cause joint pain
  • there are several biological reasons that may underpin why pain feels more intense in the wintertime.
  • "Pain is our body's way of telling us that something is wrong. We have sensors all over our body [that] pick up information about our body and our environment and send that information to our brain,
  • . "When we are exposed to something potentially dangerous like extreme temperatures - hot or cold - these sensors send a warning message to our brain. We experience that warning message as pain.
  • " However, normally people are not exposed to such extremes,
  • but many people will complain that the cold weather has made their bad hip ache, or that bump on the elbow even more and more.
  • One theory is that cold causes changes in our joints. Colder temperatures can shrink the tissues in our joints like our knees and hips, which can cause them to pull on the nerve endings and cause joint pain,
  • . Another explanation is that disease in general causes people to be more sensitive. Rheumatoid Arthritis, for example, is caused by your body attacking itself and causing inflammation.
  • This reaction may also affect the body's sensors and cause them to become more sensitive. If this happens, temperatures that would be simply cold to someone who doesn't have rheumatoid arthritis could become painful to someone who does. A third theory is that pain causes people to be more sensitive.
  • Similarly to the above suggestion, pain itself can cause our bodies to become more sensitive.
  • When we break a bone, the body releases pain chemicals that are picked up by our sensors, which tells the brain that something terrible has happened. These chemicals can cause these sensors to pick up more information.
  • This means if it's cold, then a broken wrist may start hurting more, or a recently healed bone may start to ache again.
  • . There are a few other theories floating about too. For example, it's uncertain how much of a part psychology plays in these situations.
  • It's commonly known that when you're under stress, you're more likely to fall ill, and feeling more pain may be the result of a similar pathway. "How you experience pain is a result of a complex interaction between your biology, your environment and your psychology,

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