If your body becomes fat, it not only looks unattractive but it will also be harmful to your health. In particular, it is known that belly fat is a factor that causes serious problems, such as increasing the probability of developing various adult diseases.
Recently, a new study was published that shows that fat that accumulates around the waist is associated with chronic pain throughout the body. If pain with an unknown cause occurs again, it is necessary to determine whether abdominal fat is excessive. Notably, this association was found to be greater in women.
Abdominal fat can cause chronic pain | Source: Clipart Korea
‘Belly fat’ causes chronic pain … Women are at higher risk than men
On the 10th of last month, a joint research team from Australia published research results in the international academic journal ‘Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine’ showing that belly fat causes chronic musculoskeletal pain throughout the body.
The researchers extracted and processed data from 3,2409 study subjects with an average age of 55 years from UK Biobank. In addition, MRI scans were used to look at the amounts of visceral fat (VAT) and subcutaneous fat (SAT), and a study was conducted to determine whether participants had pain throughout their body , including the neck, shoulders, back, hips and knees. , which lasted more than 3 months, I figured it out.
Two years later, 638 of the test subjects were selected and the same assessment was repeated, and it was found that people with more abdominal fat were more likely to suffer from chronic pain. Women were especially at risk. Women with a high amount of subcutaneous fat or a high ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat (visceral fat divided by subcutaneous fat) had a 60% higher risk of chronic pain, and women with a high amount of visceral fat had a 60% higher risk of chronic pain the women with less visceral fat The probability of suffering from more than twice as high.
On the other hand, men’s probability of chronic pain increased by only 13% according to the ratio of visceral fat to subcutaneous fat, which was significantly lower than women. Depending on the type of fat, chronic pain was often found in 34% of patients with excess visceral fat and 39% among those with excess subcutaneous fat.
EurekAlert, the science news site of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), reported, “Higher levels of body fat were associated with higher odds of reporting chronic pain in men and women, and this trend was stronger in women. ” He reported the results of the research. At the same time, the researchers said, “These results may be due to the different distribution of fat and hormones according to gender, and reducing abdominal fat may be helpful in ‘chronic pain management’.
Meanwhile, the standard for determining abdominal obesity for Koreans is a waist circumference of 90 cm (35.4 inches) or more for men and 85 cm (33.5 inches) or more for women, regardless of the their height or weight.
Unexplained ‘chronic pain’ can even be detrimental to mental health
Chronic pain is pain that persists or recurs for months or years without any specific stimulus that causes the pain. irregularly for months or years △ If it is under one of the following pain conditions: chronic disease or incurable injury, it is considered chronic pain.
The area where pain appears, its intensity, its consistency, and the type of pain is different from person to person. For example, some people may experience pain when they tap their fingers, while others may feel a burning sensation in their knees. These symptoms can appear in several areas at the same time, and are known to appear particularly bad at night.
In addition, people with chronic pain usually feel tired easily and are often accompanied by symptoms such as sleep disturbance and loss of appetite. These symptoms occur gradually, causing chronic pain patients to be depressed and anxious, and as these psychological symptoms worsen, they may become socially withdrawn and quit. put on social activity, so care must be taken.
It is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle… What is the treatment?
Since there is a high risk of chronic pain being triggered by belly fat, the best way to prevent chronic pain is to maintain a healthy lifestyle. All you have to do is eat a balanced diet regularly, get enough sleep, and do the exercise that suits you regularly. In addition, it is helpful to relieve mental tension and reduce stress through recreation.
If you already suffer from chronic pain, you can reduce your symptoms through appropriate treatment. Medication is the primary treatment for chronic pain. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) can be used to relieve pain and treat inflammation that causes pain. As an adjunctive therapy, take pain medications to relieve chronic pain. The most common pain medications include antidepressants, antiseizure drugs, and local anesthetics.
If pain does not improve with drug treatment, nerve block surgery may be attempted. Nerve block surgery is a procedure that local anesthetizes the nerve itself that transmits pain, and it is done by choosing an appropriate method according to the type of pain. different from person to person.
If pain persists even after drug treatment and nerve block surgery, surgical treatment methods such as finding and cutting the somatosensory nerve transmission pathway or electrical stimulation should be considered. Somatosensory nerves refer to nerves that control sensations throughout the body, including pain, touch, temperature, and proprioception.
Experts recommend that people who suffer from chronic pain keep a calm mind rather than feeling obsessive about getting rid of pain completely, and improve their lifestyles to a healthy level while as they receive treatment through adequate consultation with medical staff.
2024-10-06 06:00:00
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