Body Composition Assessment and Future Disease Risk

Arch Mainous, Frank A. Orlando, Ara Jo, Velyn Wu

Frontiers Media SA

Body composition, like excess adiposity and muscle mass, has been shown to be associated with the...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: Body Composition,­Adiposity,­Disease risk,­Body Mass Index,­Obesity,­sarcopenic obesity

Global Advances in the Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment of Low Back Pain

Eron Grant Manusov, Vincent P. Diego, Plamen Todorov Todorov

Frontiers Media SA

Low Back Pain (LBP) is characterized by discomfort or pain emanating from the lumbar, sacral, and...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: Low Back Pain,­Quality of Life,­diagnosis,­Treatment,­Management,­spinal manipulation,­Traditional Chinese Medicine,­Genetics,­Economics

Physical Exercise and Metabolic Health in Children and Adolescents

Noelia Gonzalez-Galvez, Gianpaolo De Filippo, Stevo Popovic

Frontiers Media SA

Overweight and obesity are two of the most serious health problems of the 21st century, due to the...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: physical activity,­Obesity,­Overweight,­Schoolchildren,­metabolic syndrome,­diabetes,­Cholesterol,­Hypertension

The Increasing Relevance of Traditional Medicine Systems for the Primary Health Care Sector and General Practice: Global Research Perspectives

Christian S. Kessler, Pathirage Kamal Perera, Rammanohar Puthiyedath, Anand Dhruva

Frontiers Media SA

Traditional medical (TM) systems continue to have relevance in healthcare worldwide, particularly...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: traditional medicine,­family medicine,­Primary Health Care,­Integrative Medicine,­Complementary medicine,­Whole medical systems,­Planetary health

Advances in Chronic Pain Treatment

Raúl Ferrer-Peña, Carlos Goicoechea, Metoda Lipnik-Stangelj

Frontiers Media SA

Chronic pain is a complex and multifaceted condition affecting millions worldwide. This type of...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: Chronic Pain,­Pain Management,­Multimodal Pain Management,­chronic pain pathology,­Chronic pain therapy

Interprofessional Approaches for the Management of Chronic Diseases

Alberto Marcos Heredia-Rizo, Maria Jesus Casuso-Holgado, Javier Martinez-Calderon, Emma K. Ho

Frontiers Media SA

Chronic diseases represent the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, with a subsequent...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: chronicity,­self-management,­Multidisciplinary treatments,­Exercise,­New technologies,­Mind-body interventions,­Education,­Chronic Pain,­Cancer,­Neurological Diseases,­Mental Disorders,­graded imagery,­virtual reality

Empowering Patients and Supporting Patient-Centered Care: A Spotlight on Health Behavior Change

Christos D. Lionis, Marilena Anastasaki, Sophia Papadakis, Ana M. Carriazo

Frontiers Media SA

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on both mental and physical health with documented and...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: empowerment,­Patient-centeredness,­Health Behavior,­care,­Patient

Inflammation and Chronic Disease

Arch Mainous, Frank A. Orlando

Frontiers Media SA

One of the most important medical discoveries of the past several decades has been that...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: Inflammation,­Chronic Disease,­C-Reactive Protein,­crp,­Disease,­Infection

New Insights in the Health Benefits of Art

Olivier Beauchet, Auriane Gros, Andy Hau Yan Ho, Ian Koebner

Frontiers Media SA

In 2019, the World Health Organization demonstrated with a scoping review that art-based...

Health Medicine Family Medicine and Primary Care

Keywords: Arts,­Health,­promotion,­prevention,­intervention,­clinical study,­Population