Dr Grace O’Malley, Chartered Physiotherapist visits Ireland AM to highlight the movement difficulties of children who are obese.
A new study has found that 90% of children who are obese have pain or difficulty moving, and that children as young as three years old are suffering from arthritis and bone breakages as a result of the impact that their weight is having on their bones.
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