Approximately 75% of people with long-term pain conditions, such as arthritis, believe weather affects their pain. Many report pain is made worse by the cold. Others report pain is made worse by the warm. And others report damp or rainy weather aggravates pain. To...
What was already known? Frailty is a common syndrome that becomes more common with increasing age, with an overall prevalence estimate of 10.7% in community-dwelling older adults. There is no generally accepted definition of frailty; one frequently used definition is...
What is already known? The rheumatological condition fibromyalgia is characterised by the presence of multiple positive tender points. A positive tender point is a site on the body which is painful on the application of firm pressure. A total of 18 points (in 9 pairs...
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