The association between chronic pain and obesity

A Okifuji, BD Hare - Journal of pain research, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity and pain present serious public health concerns in our society. Evidence strongly
suggests that comorbid obesity is common in chronic pain conditions, and pain complaints …

Obesity and pain: a systematic review

SH Chin, WL Huang, S Akter, M Binks - International journal of obesity, 2020 - nature.com
Background/objectives The current systematic review considered research published within
the 10 years preceding June 2019, dealing with the topic of obesity and pain. Within the …

Body image in adult women: Moving beyond the younger years

LS Kilpela, CB Becker, N Wesley… - Advances in Eating …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
In spite of copious literature investigating body dissatisfaction and its correlates in
adolescents and young adult women, exploration of body image disturbances in adult …

The importance of nutrition as a lifestyle factor in chronic pain management: a narrative review

Ö Elma, K Brain, HJ Dong - Journal of clinical medicine, 2022 - mdpi.com
In everyday clinical practice, healthcare professionals often meet chronic pain patients with
a poor nutritional status. A poor nutritional status such as malnutrition, unhealthy dietary …

Diet and chronic non-cancer pain: The state of the art and future directions

K Brain, TL Burrows, L Bruggink, A Malfliet… - Journal of clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nutrition plays an important role in pain management. Healthy eating patterns are
associated with reduced systemic inflammation, as well as lower risk and severity of chronic …

The association of kinesiophobia and pain catastrophizing with pain-related disability and pain intensity in obesity and chronic lower-back pain

G Varallo, EM Giusti, F Scarpina, R Cattivelli… - Brain Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Individuals affected by chronic lower-back pain and obesity have an increased risk of long-
lasting disability. In this study, we aimed to explore the contribution of kinesiophobia and …

Obesity and chronic pain: systematic review of prevalence and implications for pain practice

S Narouze, D Souzdalnitski - Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, 2015 - rapm.bmj.com
The combination of obesity and pain may worsen a patient's functional status and quality of
life more than each condition in isolation. We systematically searched PubMed/MEDLINE …

Effects of obesity on function and quality of life in chronic pain conditions

LI Arranz, M Rafecas, C Alegre - Current rheumatology reports, 2014 - Springer
Many people throughout the world have both chronic pain and obesity. Overweight and
obese people are more prone to a proinflammatory state manifesting as metabolic syndrome …

Obesity and osteoarthritis: more than just wear and tear

RC Koonce, JT Bravman - … -Journal of the American Academy of …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
A link has been established between obesity and osteoarthritis (OA), but the precise
relationship has yet to be defined. OA has a multifactorial etiology, and obesity is …

Cognitive behavioural therapy in pain and psychological disorders: Towards a hybrid future

NKY Tang - Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a form of evidence-based talking therapy
that emphasises the importance of behaviour and conscious thoughts in shaping our …