This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.
If you feel your arthritis symptoms getting worse when winter comes, you are not alone. But what causes this issue?
Colder weather may worsen arthritis pain for a variety of reasons. We discuss those reasons and what you can do about them below.
Why does cold weather cause more pain or stiffness?
Although there has been some research on this question, none of the studies have provided a conclusive answer. Still, many individuals report feeling worse arthritis symptoms during the winter, and a few theories have been suggested:
Between Christmas and New Year's the Icon floats around with some fun stories and this one is ripe for fun.
It's a Tweet from Dean Paul, ONU football coach.
Here' what it says: "Check out the@ONUsports gingerbread stadium. The Morgan brothers are obviously continuing to use their engineering skills over the break."
@JettMorgan3 is a sophomore civil engineering major. His brother, Steele, a freshman, is a mechanical engineering major. The brothers are from Wooster.
Amanda Raines of Ada, 4-H Educator of the Hardin County office of Ohio State University Extension, has been recognized by the Ohio Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi for her work in 4-H youth development educational programming.
Raines received the award on Dec. 9 during the virtual OSU Extension annual conference. Epsilon Sigma Phi (ESP) is the national honorary for Extension professionals.
She is an Ada High School and Ohio Northern University graduate.
Here's the third in a series of Ada-Bluffton Icon Christmas picture exchanges.
Each day until Dec. 31 on Ada Icon we'll post a holiday lights photo from our neighbor community of Bluffton. And, as a small inset, you'll see the photo from Ada that is posted on Bluffton Icon.
Here's the third installment. The larger photos shows the holiday lights from the Faith Investment Services window, 101 N. Main St., Bluffton. The inset shows The Mercantile on Main, 117 S. Main St., Ada, now posted on the Bluffton Icon.
