TY - JOUR T1 - Tending to the musculoskeletal problems of obesity JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 839 LP - 845 VL - 73 IS - 9 AU - Michele M. Hooper Y1 - 2006/09/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/73/9/839.abstract N2 - When an overweight or obese patient complains of musculoskeletal problems such as knee or back pain, it may be an oversimplification to say that the excess weight caused the problem and that losing weight will solve it. Nevertheless, weight loss can help and is worthwhile for cardiovascular health and other reasons. ER -