ArticleBMC musculoskeletal disorders2023
Lifestyle changes are burdensome with my body broken by pain and obesity: patients' perspectives after pain rehabilitation.
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- "It Is a Vicious Circle": Experiences of People Living With Obesity and Chronic Pain: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis (QES).Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
- CXCL7/CXCR2 in the paraventricular thalamus mediates obesity-related pain.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2026Article
- Nutrition care in pain rehabilitation-success and lessons from practice.Pain management · 2025Review
- Comprehensive Assessment of Reactogenicity and Safety of the Live-Attenuated Chikungunya Vaccine (IXCHIQVaccines · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite the existing evidence regarding the interrelated relationship between pain and obesity, knowledge about patients' perspectives of this relationship is scarce, especially from patients with chronic pain and obesity after completing Interdisciplinary Pain Rehabilitation Program (IPRP).
aimsThis qualitative study expands the understanding of patients' perspectives on how chronic pain and obesity influence each other and how the two conditions affect the ability to make lifestyle changes.
methodA purposive sample of patients with Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m
resultsSixteen patients (aged 28-63 years, 11 female, BMI 30-43 kg/m
conclusionAfter IPRP, patients with chronic pain and obesity perceived difficulties with self-management and struggles with lifestyle changes. They experienced a combined burden of the two conditions. Their perspective on the unilateral relationship between pain and obesity differed from the existing evidence. Future tailored IPRPs should integrate nutritional interventions and address the knowledge gaps as well.
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