title: Obesity and chronic pain: opportunities for better patient care.
authors.affiliation: Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA.|Ohio University, OH, USA.|Ohio State University, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Samer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narouze
authors.affiliation: Center for Pain Medicine, Western Reserve Hospital, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Dmitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Souzdalnitski
mesh_terms: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000150:complications* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007268:Injections, Epidural; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D019440:Anti-Obesity Agents; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents
keywords: back pain; chronic pain; fibromyalgia; headache; morbid obesity; obesity; osteoarthritis; overweight; pain