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Can being overweight cause bad knee pain?
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Yes: Also one of the leading causes of knee osteoarthritis is overweight and obesity. There had been studies that compare loosing weight can be as effective or more than giving you certain anti-inflammatory/analgesic medications.
Answered 12/16/2014
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