Is adiposity associated with back and lower limb pain? A systematic review

WL Peiris, FM Cicuttini, SM Hussain, MM Estee… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Back and lower limb pain have a major impact on physical function and quality
of life. While obesity is a modifiable risk factor for musculoskeletal pain, the role of adiposity …

Does kinesiophobia mediate the relationship between pain intensity and disability in individuals with chronic low-back pain and obesity?

G Varallo, F Scarpina, EM Giusti, R Cattivelli… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Individuals suffering from chronic low-back pain and obesity face severe physical and
functional limitations. According to the fear-avoidance model, kinesiophobia might play a …

Motor control stabilisation exercise for patients with non-specific low back pain: a prospective meta-analysis with multilevel meta-regressions on intervention effects

D Niederer, T Engel, L Vogt, A Arampatzis… - Journal of clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Low-to-moderate quality meta-analytic evidence shows that motor control stabilisation
exercise (MCE) is an effective treatment of non-specific low back pain. A possible approach …

[PDF][PDF] La obesidad como factor determinante en el dolor lumbar: revisión bibliográfica

GV Espí-López, E Muñoz-Gómez… - Revista de la …, 2019 - SciELO Espana
Introducción: la lumbalgia o dolor lumbar (DL) afecta a gran parte de la población y es, junto
con el dolor cervical, el máximo responsable de discapacidad. La obesidad es un factor de …

A comparison of anthropometric measures for assessing the association between body size and risk of chronic low back pain: the HUNT study

I Heuch, I Heuch, K Hagen, JA Zwart - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Previous work indicates that overweight and obese individuals carry an
increased risk of experiencing chronic low back pain (LBP). It is not known, however, how …

Predictors of back pain in firefighters

M Damrongsak, A Prapanjaroensin… - Workplace health & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to identify variables—that is, demographic factors (age, history
of back pain, body mass index [BMI], and waist circumference), occupational stress, job …

Risk stratification of patients with low back pain seen in physical therapy practice

JR Rodeghero, CE Cook, JA Cleland, PE Mintken - Manual therapy, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Design A secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort was conducted using data
obtained from a commercial outcomes database. Objective To identify predictive …

Relative abdominal adiposity is associated with chronic low back pain: a preliminary explorative study

C Brooks, JC Siegler, PWM Marshall - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Although previous research suggests a relationship between chronic low back
pain (cLBP) and adiposity, this relationship is poorly understood. No research has explored …

Factors affecting pain relief in response to physical exercise interventions among healthcare workers

MD Jakobsen, E Sundstrup, M Brandt… - … journal of medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study is to identify factors associated with musculo‐skeletal pain reduction
during workplace‐based or home‐based physical exercise interventions among healthcare …

Back pain and sagittal spine alignment in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery

AP de Mello, GCS Martins, AR Heringer… - European Spine …, 2019 - Springer
Objective The objective of this research was to evaluate the prevalence of cervical and
lumbar pain in obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and to investigate possible …