KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Physiotherapy Association is urging parents and teachers to discourage children from jogging as 80% of them have bone structures that are not suited for it and risk suffering significant injuries.
“All children are not designed to run. It is important to screen them for any physical conditions that might cause injuries,” said the association's president Dr Balwant Singh Bains.
While most injuries were not disabling, he said they caused strain and children’s complaints of pain usually fell on deaf ears.
“For adults, jogging is the first thing that comes to mind when a doctor recommends exercise,” he said, adding, however, that aging could have left weak points in their bodies.
He advised people to meet a physiotherapist and be screened to identify the problems which could be triggered by jogging.
Alternatives included swimming, cycling and other low impact activities such as step exercises, Dr Balwant Singh added.
He also said physiotherapists could be posted to schools to open new avenues for the profession.
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