Oh, My Aching Knee

By James Keough

Common sense says being overweight would exacerbate osteoarthritis, but who would have guessed it would also make you more sensitive to the pain in your knees? A recent study at Ohio State and other universities found that clinically obese individuals (those with a body mass index between 30 and 35) had a lower threshold for the pain of osteoarthritis than more fit individuals, even after learning coping techniques that included progressive muscle relaxation. The researchers measured the response to pain objectively, using a slight electrical shock to the sural nerve, and subjectively with a questionnaire.

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