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Body mass index and musculoskeletal pain: is there a connection?

BACKGROUND: Back pain is one of the most common complaints that patients report to physicians and two-thirds of the population has an elevated body mass index (BMI), indicating they are either overweight or obese. It was once assumed that extra body weight would stress the low back and lead to pain,...

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Autor principal: Seaman, David R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3665675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23687943
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2045-709X-21-15