Physical activity to reduce systemic inflammation associated with chronic pain and obesity a narrative review

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 365-370

  Paley, Carole A ^a,b,c   Johnson, Mark I ^b,c  

^a Airedale NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiposopathy; Chronic pain; Exercise; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC EXERCISE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC PAIN; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP QUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; EXERCISE; PHYSIOLOGY;

CHRONIC PAIN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; OBESITY;

EID: 84962494827     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000258     Document Type: Review

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