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HOW OBESITY OR EXCESSIVE WEIGHT CAUSES KNEE PAIN

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  Obesity or excessive body weight or high body mass index (BMI) contributes to the soft tissue damage which leads to osteoarthritis - Wear & Tear disorder of joint. Prolonged pressure due to overweight also causes inflammation of joint which leads to joint pain Mostly affected joints are Knee & Hip joint & seen in Middle age and older age groups but obese person are of high risk cause them pain. Body Weight Distribution on Knee Joint For people with overweight, each pound of body weight causes 4 pounds (1.81 kg) of pressure on each knee joint. That means if you lose 10 pounds (4.54 kg), there will be 40 pounds (18.14 kg) less weight in each step for your knees to support. So less pressure means less wear & tear on knees and finally reduces the risk of osteoarthritis (OA) Symptoms if overweight, o    Pain o    Swelling o    Joint Stiffness o    Restricted movement On Examination, o    Pa...
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10 symptoms of Vitamin B12 deficiency discharges your battery daily.

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Suddenly in afternoon I got a call from one of my friend told me that he is having gripping difficulty in both hands and pin & needle sensation in both hands & feet along with muscular weakness. To rule out other differential diagnosis, we call him to clinic and found that his body is Pale. He is also facing memory loss problem from few days along with irritability with the gadgets surrounding him. I added “Did you lose your weight?” He said he lost his weight too and facing difficulty to do procedure, getting fatigue easily. So it’s not Cervical or Lumbar Pain but provisional diagnosis says Vitamin B-12 deficiency. Let us try to know what exactly is : Vitamin B12 deficiency or folate deficiency anemia? Daily requirement of Vit B 12? Sources of Vit B-12? What are its symptoms? How to diagnosis & treatment for it? What is Vitamin B12 deficiency or folate deficiency anemia? Vitamin B12 , also known as cobalamin, is an important water-soluble vitamin. It...
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