DOES THE COLD, DAMP WEATHER MAKE YOUR JOINTS ACHE? Traditional Chinese Medicine and Osteoarthritis As the seasons change, and the weather turns cold and rainy, many of my patients start to feel the effects of cold, damp weather in their joints. Arthritic joint pain is a common complaint in my practice. Joint pain which increases as the weather changes provides diagnostic information in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and will help dictate what treatments are most effective, w