Two-thirds of patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy experienced clinically important improvements in pain and physical function 7 years after surgery, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.
“Previous studies had provided evidence that bariatric surgical procedures are associated with improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity. However, most prior studies only followed participants 1 to 2 years, at which point participants were at the peak of their weight loss,” Wendy C. King, PhD, associate professor of epidemiology