Can excess weight be the reason why you experience aches and pains?

 

 

•Research suggests that the relationship between obesity and pain is not a direct one but is mediated by various factors.

•Losing weight is beneficial in improving the overall quality of life including physical, mental, and social well-being.

•Joint aches/pains in overweight/ obese patients may not necessarily be due to their excess weight but may be the result of certain awkward prolonged postures, positions, or movements that one may have acquired/ performed in their daily activities. It is important to find exercise specific to the individual's symptoms, mechanics, and functional limitations, in such scenarios

•Losing weight may not be the solution to relieve pain in most cases. Thus, we say exercise not to lose weight, but to fix your aches and pains.

                                   -Sonali Mehta

                                 (Physiotherapist, 

                                     Cert. MDT)