Relationship between Neuropathic Pain and Obesity.

Discussion. Neuropathic pain that did not arise from musculoskeletal damage was higher in the high-BMI patients. Paroxysmal pain was more severe, suggesting that neural damage might be aggravated by obesity-associated inflammation. These findings should have needed to be confirmed in future studies.
PMID: 27445603 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Pain Research and Management - July 26, 2016 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Hozumi J, Sumitani M, Matsubayashi Y, Abe H, Oshima Y, Chikuda H, Takeshita K, Yamada Y Tags: Pain Res Manag Source Type: research