LONDON - not just adults who suffer from back pain when they put on some extra pounds: even in the younger body mass index, which correlates weight and height and is an indicator of overweight and obesity, is associated with abnormalities of the spinal column, particularly in lesions of the intervertebral discs. This was demonstrated Judah G. Burns, neuroradiologist at Children's Hospital at Montefiore in New York, presenting the results of his work at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago.
RESEARCH - "It's the first time that ensures a link between overweight children and the frequency of disc disease," said Burns, who to reach its conclusions reviewed the MRIs of nearly 190 kids between 12 and 20 years, evaluated for a persistent backache. "In more than half the cases' refers to the neuroradiologist New York, "the survey showed abnormalities of the spine, especially at the level of the intervertebral discs, the fibrocartilage pads that separate the vertebrae together." For a hundred of these guys folders also reported weight and height: it was easy then calculate their body mass index, that is precisely the weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
WEIGHT - 'We were thus able to divide the adolescents in different age, characterized by increasing levels of BMI, ranging from underweight to obese ones, "explains Burns," and check the frequency of damage to the column in the various groups' . The frequency of abnormalities of the spine between the obese had almost twice that among the most meager: an unusual image to the resonance is to be found in 68.5 percent of boys with higher body mass index and 36.4 per percent of those with normal weight or below average for their age.
IN ITALY - "It must be said that in Italy, although overweight and obesity among adolescents is increasing, certainly not achieved by either the frequency or severity of cases, usually from overseas," comments Giuseppe Biancardi, responsible for 'Unit of pediatric orthopedics Galeazzi Institute, Milan. In the group New Yorkers considered by researchers, for example, more than half of children with back pain had a body mass index of well above average. "For us, these cases are not the norm, is more evident just overweight," added the expert, who continues: "This is probably not observe such a strong association with back pain, but that is out of discussion among adults, when they increase in weight for several reasons. For example, is typical of pregnant women. " It is not surprising but the fact that the orthopedic Milan under a common symptom after all you can hide abnormal spine, and not just a simple muscular contraction, "If your back pain does not pass in a week or ten days, you should certainly try to determine the cause. " Although complaining about is a boy.
Roberta Villa
March 15, 2010
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