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Overweight children more at risk for bone fractures, muscle pain

Rehab Private Practice Alert, June 14, 2006

According to a recent study conducted at the National Institutes of Health, overweight children and adolescents are more likely to suffer bone fractures and have joint and muscle pains than children with normal weights.

Overweight children are also more likely to develop problems with movement in knee joints, says the survey published in the June 2006 issue of Pediatrics.

Study participants were classified as overweight if the had a body mass index above the 95th percentile. 21.4% of overweight children complained of knee pain, compared to 16.7% of non-overweight children.

Researchers used a technique known as Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry to detect effects of being overweight on the bones in feet, ankles, and knees.

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