Article

Obesity is associated with an increasing prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints
and pain. Obesity is a major risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA), and pain can
manifest in load-bearing and nonload-bearing joints. The lumbar spine and the
knee are 2 primary sites for pain onset in the obese patient. Irrespective of the
weight loss method, reduction of body fat can lower the mechanical and
inflammatory stressors that contribute to OA. Single or combined methods of
weight loss including exercise, dietary modification, medications, and bariatric
surgery are associated with lower joint pain and increased physical function.
Methods of weight loss or maintenance in early years may reduce the life exposure
of joints to the obesity induced stressors on load bearing joints.
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