Abstract
Obesity is considered a public health problem and the review of the scientific literature allows the observation of several changes in the musculoskeletal system associated with this disease. The objective of this study is to describe the relationship between these changes in obese children and adults. This article is a scope review protocol, a study methodology based on the structure described by Arksey and O'Malley. The study protocol followed the recommendations from the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyzes extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklis. It will be conducted in five stages: a) elaboration of the research question; b) identification of relevant studies; c) selection of studies; d) data extraction; e) summary of the results. The study aims to correlate musculoskeletal disorders in obesity, in different stages of bone maturation, which are less studied, in order to provide scientific evidence to health care professionals involved in the multidisciplinary treatment of this chronic disease.
Highlights
Obesity is becoming a worldwide challenge given the growing number of individuals with this disease (Aaseth et al, 2019)
The research question for this review is: "What are the musculoskeletal disorders of the locomotor system, that are secondary to obesity?"
Report The relationship between obesity and musculoskeletal diseases that will be identified in this scope review will be published in an open access scientific journal
Summary
Obesity is becoming a worldwide challenge given the growing number of individuals with this disease (Aaseth et al, 2019). The incidence has increased in recent decades and obesity has become a major public health problem (Castro et al, 2017; Calenzani et al, 2018; Malik et al, 2018; Shan et al, 2019). Disorders of the locomotor system can lead to a range of health problems, from pain, discomfort and postural changes, to degenerative diseases, depending on the phase of bone maturation that the individual is at. These health problems may lead to increased disability and low quality of life (Berry et al, 2010; Brady et al, 2015; Lehnert et al, 2013)
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