Background Obesity and musculoskeletal pain are strongly related, but there is emerging
evidence that body fat, not body weight, may be a better indicator of risk. There is, therefore …

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 …

Pain and obesity, as well as their associated impairments, are major health concerns.
Understanding the relationship between the two is the focus of a growing body of research …

Introduction Patients with chronic foot/ankle pain are often referred for orthopaedic
assessment. Psychological vulnerabilities influence pain states (including foot and ankle) …

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) and pain are both made more severe by low‐grade
inflammation. This study was undertaken to examine whether visceral fat, a major source of …

Objective This study aimed to address the gap in knowledge assessing the impact of
visceral and subcutaneous body fat on 3-dimensional computed tomography imaging in …

Background Foot pain has been associated to factors like: fat, body mass index, age
increased, female gender and the presence of pathologies. Although evidence is limited …

Objectives To determine the role of central obesity (CO) in the onset and severity of joint
pain and in predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) in subjects affected with osteoarthritis …

Objectives: Osteoarthritis (OA) and pain are both made more severe by low-grade
inflammation. We examined whether visceral fat, a major source of inflammatory cytokines …

This chapter provides an overview of the epidemiology and management of common foot
problems in older people and updates recently published reviews on this topic. Foot …