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

Current Rheumatology Reports

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Arranz, Laura Isabel ^a   Rafecas, Magda ^a   Alegre, Cayetano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back pain; BMI; Body mass index; Body weight; Chronic pain; Chronic widespread pain; Disability; Fibromyalgia; Functionality; Obesity; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; ARTHRITIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARTHRITIS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHRONIC PAIN; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84887760626     PISSN: 15233774     EISSN: 15346307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11926-013-0390-7     Document Type: Article

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