Led by Jacob Greenberg, MD, of the Taylor Family Department of Neurosurgery, and Burel Goodin, PhD, of the Department of Anesthesiology at WashU Medicine, in collaboration with Robert Sorge, PhD, and Jake Godzik, MD, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers will evaluate whether semaglutide can reduce back pain severity and disability in people with chronic low back pain and obesity
The surgery removes excess skin and fat around the waistline, thighs, hips, and abdomen
There are no meaningful interactions with GLP-1 medications
Without adequate protein intake, a significant portion of weight lost comes from muscle tissue rather than fat
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