Joint Pain and Diabetes
It's long been known - and I've written extensively previously about it - that diabetic patients are more prone to frozen shoulder than the rest of the (non-diabetic) population.
A new study has shown however that it may not be only the shoulder that's affected. Indeed - the study seems to indicate that diabetics have increased stiffness in nearly all their joints - even if they are not aware of it and have no pain at the time.
The study compared the mobility of selected joints in diabetic and non-diabetics.
One hundred people comprising of 50 volunteer diabetics and 50 volunteer non-diabetics participated. The range of motion of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, hip and knee joins were measured.
The study revealed that there was a significant difference between joint mobility in the diabetic and non-diabetic subjects for all the joints measured - except the knee and elbow joints which showed no measurable differences.
There was also a slight but positive correlation between duration of diabetes and frequency of finger deformities.
The researchers concluded that reduced range of motion of some joints especially of the wrist, shoulder and hand could be seen as a complication of diabetes.
A new study has shown however that it may not be only the shoulder that's affected. Indeed - the study seems to indicate that diabetics have increased stiffness in nearly all their joints - even if they are not aware of it and have no pain at the time.
The study compared the mobility of selected joints in diabetic and non-diabetics.
One hundred people comprising of 50 volunteer diabetics and 50 volunteer non-diabetics participated. The range of motion of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, fingers, hip and knee joins were measured.
The study revealed that there was a significant difference between joint mobility in the diabetic and non-diabetic subjects for all the joints measured - except the knee and elbow joints which showed no measurable differences.
There was also a slight but positive correlation between duration of diabetes and frequency of finger deformities.
The researchers concluded that reduced range of motion of some joints especially of the wrist, shoulder and hand could be seen as a complication of diabetes.
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