featured Dr. Bridget Gibson: How weight affects your joints By Dr. Bridget Gibson/Special to The Daily Home Apr 6, 2021 Apr 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Dr. Bridget Gibson Photo by Bob Farley Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When extra weight slows you down, it’s time to look at what’s happening on the inside.If you’re experiencing pain and swelling, your joints might be affected by osteoarthritis, and obesity is one of its primary risk factors. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmkDEC@?8m(92E :D @DE6@2CE9C:E:Dnk^DEC@?8mk^Am kAmpD E96 >@DE 4@>>@? 7@C> @7 2CE9C:E:D[ @DE6@2CE9C:E:D @44FCD H96? E96 42CE:=286 36EH66? J@FC 3@?6D 3C62<D 5@H?] %96 >@C6 H6:89E J@F 92G6 @? J@FC 3@5J[ E96 >@C6 AC6DDFC6 J@F A=246 @? J@FC ;@:?ED[ 42FD:?8 E96 42CE:=286 E@ 6C@56]k^AmkAmx7 E9:D 4@?E:?F6D[ :E 4@F=5 42FD6 5:D23:=:EJ 2?5 <66A J@F 7C@> H2=<:?8 2?5 A6C7@C>:?8 @E96C 52:=J 24E:G:E:6D J@F 6?;@J]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m(96C6 5@6D @DE6@2CE9C:E:D 4@>>@?=J @44FCnk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm—z?66Dk^AmkAm—w:ADk^AmkAm—}64<k^AmkAm—{@H6C 324<k^AmkAm—w2?5Dk^AmkAmkDEC@?8m(92E 2C6 E96 D:8?D @7 @DE6@2CE9C:E:Dnk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAm—!2:?k^AmkAm—x?7=2>>2E:@? @C DH6==:?8k^AmkAm—{24< @7 7=6I:3:=:EJk^AmkAm—rC24<:?8 D@F?5 H96? 36?5:?8k^AmkAm—{:>:E65 C2?86 @7 >@E:@?k^AmkAm—(62< >FD4=6Dk^AmkAmkDEC@?8mw@H :D @DE6@2CE9C:E:D 5:28?@D65 2?5 EC62E65nk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAms:28?@D:D >2J 36 5@?6 E9C@F89 2 C6G:6H @7 >65:42= 9:DE@CJ[ =23 E6DED 2?5 I\C2J]k^AmkAm%96C6 :D ?@ 4FC6 7@C @DE6@2CE9C:E:D[ 3FE J@FC 5@4E@C >2J C64@>>6?5 @G6C\E96\4@F?E6C >65:42E:@?D[ A9JD:42= E96C2AJ[ DFC86CJ W:7 ?66565X 2?5 H6:89E =@DD]k^AmkAmkDEC@?8mw@H 42? x =@D6 H6:89Enk^DEC@?8mk^AmkAmx? 255:E:@? E@ @DE6@2CE9C:E:D[ @36D:EJ 42? =625 E@ @E96C 49C@?:4 4@?5:E:@?D[ :?4=F5:?8 962CE 5:D62D6 2?5 5:236E6D[ 6DA64:2==J :7 J@FC >@3:=:EJ :D =:>:E65]k^AmkAmxE 42? 2=D@ :?4C62D6 J@FC C:D< 7@C 72==D 3642FD6 @7 >FD4=6 H62<?6DD] %2<6 E96 AC6DDFC6 @77 3J 7@==@H:?8 E96D6 D6G6? E:AD 7@C =@D:?8 H6:89Eik^AmkAm—t2E >@C6 7CF:ED 2?5 G688:6Dk^AmkAm—sC:?< 6?@F89 H2E6C WJ@FC FC:?6 D9@F=5 36 A2=6 DEC2H J6==@H @C =:89E6CXk^AmkAm—tI6C4:D6 W`d_ >:?FE6D A6C H66<Xk^AmkAm—{:>:E DF82CD 2?5 C67:?65 42C3@9J5C2E6D] r9@@D6 7@@5 H:E9 >@C6 7:36C]k^AmkAm—r@?EC@= A@CE:@? D:K6k^AmkAm—r96H D=@H=Jk^AmkAm—p55 7:36C E@ J@FC 5:6E Wad 8C2>D @7 7:36C 6249 52J 7@C 2 a[___ 42=@C:6 5:6EXk^AmkAm{@D:?8 H6:89E :D?’E 62DJ[ 3FE E2<:?8 6G6? 2 D>2== DE6A E@H2C5 2 962=E9:6C =:76DEJ=6 42? >2<6 2 5:776C6?46 5@H? E96 C@25]k^AmkAmqFE J@F’C6 ?@E @? E9:D ;@FC?6J 2=@?6] x7 J@F 92G6 BF6DE:@?D @C H@F=5 =:<6 E@ =62C? 23@FE @E96C H6:89E =@DD @AE:@?D[ E2=< H:E9 J@FC 5@4E@C]k^AmkAmk6>msC] qC:586E v:3D@? :D 2 72>:=J >65:4:?6 A9JD:4:2? 2E qC@@<H@@5 q2AE:DE w62=E9]k^6>mk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Osteoarthritis Obesity Joint Medicine Anatomy Dietetics Cartilage Bridget Gibson Carbohydrate Pain
