The exception is when people develop osteoarthritis and RA. Heberden's nodes are small, pea-sized bony growths on the joint closest to the fingertip (the distal interphalangeal joint or DIP).

In fact, a study conducted in 2014 found that 67.2 per cent of people with osteoarthritis felt that weather affected their joint pain, as per a Healthline report. How does dip in temperatures lead ...