pune the huge difference between day and night temperatures in the city this january is exacerbating aches and pains in people prone to such conditions besides affecting vegetation in pune hills experts told toi on saturday india meteorological department imds weather data showed that in the last six days pune has experienced abovenormal day temperatures over 31c and belownormal night temperatures below 10c this has caused a wider gap in day and night temperatures than is usually recorded for the month dr aniket joshi physician at oyster pearl hospitals said arthritis patients are lining up at opds because of joint pains postviral arthritis is also exacerbating mainly because of sudden exposure to cold weather in the night human body cannot adapt to a change of nearly 23c in 24 hours the temperature of the human body itself is 37c the incidence of aches and pains being reported among the elderly this month seems much higher than during the winter months in the last few yearsdr joshi said vitrifiedmarble tiles seen in many houses get very cold in such singledigit night temperatures adding to the temperature drop indoors i have advised bed warmers this season to the elderly and to avoid exposure to extreme temperatures the elderly must be active during 10pm to 6pm indoors and avoid outdoors in warm afternooncold nights dr joshi saiddr devendra vartak consultant orthopedic surgeon at kem hospital in pune told toi regular marathoners and runnerswalkers are also reporting a higher incidence of cramps aches and pains since a week now the number of such patients this january is higher than that in previous years im suggesting such patients to not skip warmups warmups before exercise is a must and the time one spends in warming up before exercise should increase in wintershe said the reason could be muscles getting stiff due to sudden temperature variations drop in barometric pressure in winter can do this causing muscles and tissues to expand thus causing aches and pains though this could be a temporary winter feature it is bothering patients while they do their regular activitiescity resident bhupesh sharma who conducts afforestation drives in anand van reserve forest area in kondhwa told toi unusual temperatures patterns oscillating between high early summerlike temperatures on certain days of this winter season followed by cold nights are affecting plantations in the forest area the unexpectedly warm days have triggered early flowering and leafing in some trees however the high heat during days is causing loss of moisture fast combined with the cold at night the flowers and leaves are withering away the vegetation is finding it difficult to cope with the temperature extremes we have increased the number of volunteers and watering sessions to maintain moisture in the soil for the plantspriyanka rokade owner nplants nursery and landscape services said sensitive plants can be affected by sun spots on leaves caused by warm temperatures in afternoons in the night very low temperatures cause more shock to such plants so we