Association between pain intensity and body composition in adults with chronic low back pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Abstract

Review question / Objective: Is there an association between pain intensity and body composition in chronic low back pain patients? Condition being studied: Evaluation of adults with chronic non-specific low back pain and the association between pain intensity and body composition, including measures of body mass index, waist circumference, waist hip ratio, fat mass, fat distribution or adipose tissue. Information sources: Pubmed, CINAHL, Embase, The Cochrane Library and Web of Science. Google Scholar will be used for grey literature. No trail registers will be screened.