The association between chronic pain and obesity

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 399-408

  Okifuji, Akiko ^a   Hare, Bradford D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Chronic pain; Comorbidity; Fibromyalgia; Headaches; Lifestyle; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEPTIN; VITAMIN D;

BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; THERMAL STIMULATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84938085054     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: 11787090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S55598     Document Type: Review

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