Background Foot pain is a common manifestation of obesity. Objective To determine if bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in foot pain and if body mass index (BMI) or body composition predict a change ...

Background Obesity and musculoskeletal pain are strongly related, but there is emerging evidence that body fat, not body weight, may be a better indicator of risk. There is, therefore, a need to determine ...

Background Bariatric surgery candidates have a high prevalence of foot pain, depression and elevated plantar pressures. There is, however, limited research into how these factors interact pre- and post-surgery. ...