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Obesity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: Findings from a population-based cohort (2012)
Journal Article
Tobias, J. H., Clark, E. M., Deere, K. C., Deere, K., Clinch, J., Holliday, K., …Tobias, J. (2012). Obesity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: Findings from a population-based cohort. PAIN, 153(9), 1932-1938. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2012.06.006

Obesity is a risk factor for fibromyalgia in adults, but whether a similar relationship exists in children is uncertain. This study examined whether obesity is associated with reporting of musculoskeletal pain, including chronic regional pain (CRP) a... Read More about Obesity is a risk factor for musculoskeletal pain in adolescents: Findings from a population-based cohort.

Pain intensity and quality of life perception in children with hypermobility syndrome (2012)
Journal Article
Van Der Linden, M., Rowe, P., Fatoye, F., Palmer, S., & MacMillan, F. (2012). Pain intensity and quality of life perception in children with hypermobility syndrome. Rheumatology International, 32(5), 1277-1284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-010-1729-2

Hypermobility syndrome (HMS) is a major source of morbidity in children. Impaired quality of life (QoL) has been observed recently in adults with HMS; however, this issue is yet to be investigated in children with this condition. This study compared... Read More about Pain intensity and quality of life perception in children with hypermobility syndrome.

Somatosensory abnormalities in knee OA (2012)
Journal Article
Learmonth, I. D., Wylde, V., Palmer, S., & Dieppe, P. (2012). Somatosensory abnormalities in knee OA. Rheumatology, 51(3), 535-543. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/ker343

Objective: The aim of this study was to use quantitative sensory testing (QST) to explore the range and prevalence of somatosensory abnormalities demonstrated by patients with advanced knee OA. Methods: One hundred and seven knee OA patients and 50 a... Read More about Somatosensory abnormalities in knee OA.