Physical therapists’ perspectives and practices on weight management for chronic pain patients with obesity: a cross-sectional survey
Year: 2025
Type: article
Language: en
Topic: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
Authors and affiliations:
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Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium
School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland and Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium
raw_author_name: Massimo Menegon
raw_affiliation_strings: School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Alexander Schurz
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Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Bern - Switzerland
School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland and   Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Bern - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Matteo Vanroose
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Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium 2School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland and Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium
raw_author_name: Ron Clijsen
raw_affiliation_strings: Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium
International University of Applied Sciences THIM, Landquart - Switzerland
Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory RESLab, Department of Business Economics, Health, and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart/Manno - Switzerland
School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland, Rehabilitation and Exercise Science Laboratory RESLab, Department of Business Economics, Health, and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Landquart/Manno - Switzerland and International University of Applied Sciences THIM, Landquart - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Anneleen Malfliet
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Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Brussels - Belgium
Pain in Motion Research Group (PAIN), Department of Physiotherapy, Human Physiology and Anatomy (KIMA), Faculty of Physical Education & Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel - Belgium, Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Brussels - Belgium and Chronic pain rehabilitation, Department of Physical Medicine and Physiotherapy, University Hospital Brussels - Belgium
raw_author_name: David Faeh
raw_affiliation_strings: School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Heiner Baur
raw_affiliation_strings: School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Jan Taeymans
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School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium and School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
raw_author_name: Nathanael Lutz
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School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland
Department of Movement and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels - Belgium and School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern - Switzerland