Sökning: "excess weight"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 71 avhandlingar innehållade orden excess weight.

  1. 1. Lumbar spinal stenosis : Body mass index and the patient's perspective

    Författare :Björn Knutsson; Karl Michaëlsson; Bengt Sandén; Göran Sjödén; Paul Gerdhem; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antonovsky; back pain; BMI; body mass index; Bygghalsan; cohort study; coping; EQ-5D; excess weight; leg pain; LSS; lumbar spinal stenosis; obesity; ODI Oswestry disability index; overweight; patient-centered; patient-physician relationship; patient-perspective; patient-related-outcome-measure; PROMs; qualitative study; spinal stenosis; salutogenesis; salutogenic; sciatica; spine surgery; suffering; Swedish spine register; Swespine; VAS; weight loss; weight change; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

    Sammanfattning : During recent decades, lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) has become the most common indication for spine surgery, a change that coincides with a higher worldwide prevalence of overweight and obesity. Thus, surgical treatment of LSS in the overweight and obese population is common and increasing in scope. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Excess skin after bariatric surgery - patients' perspective and objective measurements

    Författare :Christina Biörserud; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; obesity; bariatric surgery; post bariatric plastic surgery; massive weight loss; excess skin; SESQ; discomfort from excess skin; objective measurements;

    Sammanfattning : Most of the world's population lives in countries where overweight and obesity kills more people than underweight. The only effective treatment is found to be bariatric surgery. Excess skin is an undervalued, negative effect following the massive weight loss after the procedure. LÄS MER

  4. 3. On massive weight loss and body contour

    Författare :Jonas Ockell; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Excess skin; överskottshud; obesitas; obesity; bariatric surgery; bariatrisk kirurgi; brösthypertrofi; breast hypertrophy;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Background/Aims: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for severe obesity. However, massive weight loss is associated with adverse effects, such as excess skin. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Assessment of excess skin and outcome of body contouring surgery in post bariatric patients

    Författare :Trude Staalesen; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Postbariatric patients; Massive weight loss; excess skin; body contouring surgery; health related quality of life; plication of abdominal rectus fascia;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: A negative effect of massive weight loss is the development of excess skin. Excess skin causes both physical and psychological problems for those affected and their families. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Glucocorticoid administration : studies on weight regulation and metabolic implications

    Författare :Joanna Uddén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Glucocorticoids; leptin; obesity; adipose tissue; PAI-1; UCP-2; cortisol; the metabolic syndrome; 11 beta-HSD; eating behaviour; weight gain.;

    Sammanfattning : Long-term treatment with glucocorticoids induces weight gain and increased risk to develop obesity-related metabolic complications like insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Glucocorticoids have been suggested to play a role in development of visceral fat accumulation. LÄS MER