Alan, usually, joint pain associated with weather changes can be linked to the passage of frontal systems. Usually, medically speaking, joints usually become painful with the passage of a low pressure system, while the pain seems to subside with the passage of high pressure systems. No one is quite sure why this occurs, but it has been well documented in the medical journals for as long as I can remember.

Unfortunately, as we age, this is aggravated by the onset of osteoarthritis, which is part of the aging process. As we age, our joints wear out from use, thus the longer we live, the more they wear. Eventually, the inflammatory process kicks in, and we end up like Don Mason and others on this forum, in constant pain. Anti-inflammatory drugs help reduce the pain, but they have their own side effects. I switched to Jim Bean Honey Bourbon just over a year ago to ease the pain. It's less expensive than the drugs, has fewer side effects, tastes better and eventually, achieves the same end result - less pain.

All the best,

Gary