Scientists from the Arctic University of Norway, Oslo University Hospital and the Norwegian Institute
Experts studied data from previous researchresidents of the city of Tromso in Norway. There are unstable climatic conditions with a lot of rainfall, but the mountains protect the area from arctic winds. About 19 thousand residents of Tromsø underwent a medical examination and two tests over the course of a year and a half: for tolerance to pain when the shins are compressed with special cuffs and for its tolerance due to cold . Doctors tested how people cope with the pain of immersing their hands in cold water.
The results were analyzed taking into account data onweather during this period: temperature, atmospheric pressure, precipitation, relative humidity and wind speed. After studying the relationship between pain tolerance and meteorological factors, scientists found a clear connection.
So, people were better at coping with pain, for example,the participants kept their hand in ice water longer in the cold season, demonstrating adaptation to it. Air temperature and atmospheric pressure influenced the squeeze test results the most.
Scientists have suggested that the reason for tolerance topain lies in the basic mechanisms of the human body. Thus, atmospheric phenomena, as well as air temperature and pressure, affect the areas of the brain that are involved in processing pain. Scientists also suggest that weather changes people's mental state and affects how much pain a person can endure.
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