Elevation and arthritis...
Thought the full-timers would be the people to ask. Do your bad knees etc...get worse at higher altitudes or lower? Or do you not notice a difference? I know dampness is a definite factor. But it ...
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When I lived in Washington state at essentially sea level I had arthritis pain in my wrists. When I went on the road I landed at 5500 feet (desert) for five months and had no pain at all. I moved on from there back to sea level for three months and didn't notice any pain then either. I went back to 5500 feet for four months and moved on to 8500 feet, where I've been since early June. No pain. I can't tell you if the lack of pain is due to mostly low humidity or the high elevation, though; I can just tell you what I experienced.
