PM&R
Volume 2, Issue 8 , Pages 713-722 , August 2010

Morbid Obesity Is Associated With Fear of Movement and Lower Quality of Life in Patients With Knee Pain-Related Diagnoses

  • Heather K. Vincent, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, UF & Shands Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, PO Box 112727, Gainesville, FL 32611†
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to H.K.V.
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  • Kelley M. Lamb, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Divisions of Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL‡
    • ,
  • Tim I. Day, PT

      Affiliations

    • Shands Physical Therapy, Gainesville, FL§
    • ,
  • Susan M. Tillman, PT

      Affiliations

    • Shands Physical Therapy, Gainesville, FL
    • ,
  • Kevin R. Vincent, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Divisions of Sports Medicine and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL∥
    • ,
  • Steven Z. George, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Divisions of Research and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, UF Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute; Department of Physical Therapy, Center for Rehabilitation Studies, Shands Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL⁎

Received 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.04.027

PM&R
Volume 2, Issue 8 , Pages 713-722 , August 2010

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