Pain sensitivity does not differ between obese and healthy weight individuals.

Nichole M Emerson Hadas Nahman-AverbuchJames L PeughRobert C Coghill

Published in: Pain reports (2021)

Obesity has minimal influence on pain sensitivity. Accordingly, it is unlikely that obesity alone increases susceptibility for chronic pain development through amplification of nociceptive processes.

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