Top Most 6+ Why Do Metal Implants Hurt When It Rains
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1.Does Body Metal Cause Pain In Cold Weather?
Metal implants used in joint replacements, fracture reinforcement and spine fusions transfer heat and cold better than human tissue. Guests who have metal implants might feel the cold more in the implant area during lower temperatures. The skin, body and brain are extra sensitive to heat loss and a cold, damp environment. When we get cold, our body generates heat […]
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2.DO METAL IMPLANTS CAUSE PAIN IN COLD WEATHER?
People who have undergone a spinal fusion or had metal implants placed in their spine commonly complain of pain during the colder months of the year. This occurs because metal loses heat more quickly than natural tissue and, if it does, the nerves surrounding the device can get cold as a result and cause pain. While most interbody devices are not supposed to conduct heat or get cold, the simple fact of the matter is that these items are not made of living tissue and therefore react differently t
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3.On Having Metal In Your Body (surgical Implants, Weather Pains, And More)
Introduction I’ve found any discussion on surgical hardware sorely lacking. For years I assumed I was looking in the wrong places. At this point, I don’t think a solid discussion is out…
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4.Rain Detector Implant
So, my brain did an amazing thing again, it remembered a conversation I had years ago about how someone with metal implants in their body could “sense” that it will rain soon. After some googling I find this could actually be a thing, some people even experience pain before and during rain. This has something to do with the barometic pressure. I’m not far with researching this, but it’s enough for this stupid post. I did not find a good resource yet, but I think this idea has potential. I i...
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5.When Metal Implants In Your Body Can Leave You In Even MORE Pain
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6.Material Science - Temperature Effect On Metal Implant - Physics Stack Exchange