title: Tending to the musculoskeletal problems of obesity.
abstract: When an overweight or obese patient complains of musculoskeletal problems such as knee or back pain, it may be an oversimplification to say that the excess weight caused the problem and that losing weight will solve it. Nevertheless, weight loss can help and is worthwhile for cardiovascular health and other reasons.
authors.affiliation: Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA 91320, USA. hooperm@amgen.com
authors.forename: Michele M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hooper
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D020370:Osteoarthritis, Knee / Q000503:physiopathology; D015431:Weight Loss