{"title":"Pivot from Pain to Productive: Conversations about Weight Management in Youth with Obesity.","authors":"Dominique R Williams, Anastasia N Fischer","doi":"10.1249/JSR.0000000000001090","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The prevalence of childhood obesity is almost 20% and affects 14.7 million youth. It is not a matter of if but when and how often sports medicine clinicians will care for patients with obesity. Considering the social, emotional, medical, and physical impact of obesity, we need a nuanced approach to communicate with patients and develop effective treatment plans to maintain or encourage physical activity. Neuromusculoskeletal impairments, physical complications, pain, biomechanical differences, and physical deconditioning act as potential barriers to treatment. This article introduces ways to pivot the conversation from musculoskeletal pain to a productive, well-received conversation about a holistic approach to weight management that also promotes physical activity and overall wellness in youth with obesity. Special attention is given to equipping clinicians with recommendations that incorporate the use of inclusive language, health behavior theories, and tenets of motivational interviewing to deliver equitable treatment regardless of body habitus.</p>","PeriodicalId":10922,"journal":{"name":"Current sports medicine reports","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Current sports medicine reports","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1249/JSR.0000000000001090","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SPORT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Abstract: The prevalence of childhood obesity is almost 20% and affects 14.7 million youth. It is not a matter of if but when and how often sports medicine clinicians will care for patients with obesity. Considering the social, emotional, medical, and physical impact of obesity, we need a nuanced approach to communicate with patients and develop effective treatment plans to maintain or encourage physical activity. Neuromusculoskeletal impairments, physical complications, pain, biomechanical differences, and physical deconditioning act as potential barriers to treatment. This article introduces ways to pivot the conversation from musculoskeletal pain to a productive, well-received conversation about a holistic approach to weight management that also promotes physical activity and overall wellness in youth with obesity. Special attention is given to equipping clinicians with recommendations that incorporate the use of inclusive language, health behavior theories, and tenets of motivational interviewing to deliver equitable treatment regardless of body habitus.
期刊介绍:
As an official clinical journal of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Current Sports Medicine Reports is unique in its focus entirely on the clinical aspects of sports medicine. This peer-reviewed journal harnesses the tremendous scientific and clinical resources of ACSM to develop articles reviewing recent and important advances in the field that have clinical relevance. The journal’s goal is to translate the latest research and advances in the field into information physicians can use in caring for their patients.
To accomplish this goal, the journal divides the broad field of sports medicine into 12 sections, each headed by a physician editor with extensive practical experience in that area. The current sections include:
Head, Neck, and Spine -
General Medical Conditions -
Chest and Abdominal Conditions -
Environmental Conditions -
Sideline and Event Management -
Training, Prevention, and Rehabilitation -
Exercise is Medicine-
Nutrition & Ergogenic Aids -
Extremity and Joint Conditions -
Sport-specific Illness and Injury -
Competitive Sports -
Special Populations