Musculoskeletal problems in diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Diabetic patients may suffer from a wide range of musculoskeletal disorders that can cause painand some dysfunctions in the patient and affect the treatment negatively or reduce the quality oflife by causing problems in the implementation of exercise programs, which are very important inthe treatment of patients with Diabetes Mellitus. Although most of these problems are also seen innon-diabetics, they are more frequently observed but are not specific to diabetics. Their physiopa-thology is not fully understood; there is some evidence suggesting that macro- and microvascularcomplications of diabetes are responsible. A diagnosis of musculoskeletal dysfunctions in diabeticpatients is made by clinical findings, and there is currently no specific treatment. If the treatment ofproblems requires corticosteroid use, diabetes can be hard to manage. In this review, we summarizedthe general features, diagnosis, and treatment modalities of frequent and important musculoskeletaldisorders in diabetic patients.