Physiotherapy Management of
Musculoskeletal Disorders in Diabetes
Mellitus- A Narrative Review
Published: October 1, 2021 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/50223.15576
Neha Mukkamala, Jitendra Lakhani, Lata Parmar
1. PhD Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Physiotherapy, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2. Professor, Department of Medicine, SBKSMIRC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
3. Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Physiotherapy, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Neha Mukkamala,
PhD Scholar, Department of Physiotherapy, College of Physiotherapy, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara-391760, Gujarat, India.
E-mail: neha.cop@sumandeepvidyapeethdu.edu.in
Patients with diabetes are more prone to get musculoskeletal problems and show higher pain levels, poorer functional outcomes, reduced quality of life and a reduced response to treatment compared to those without diabetes. Physiotherapy is often the first line of treatment for majority of these conditions. Inspite of this, not many studies have seen the effects of physiotherapy interventions specifically in diabetes related musculoskeletal disorders. A literature search of PubMed, Google Scholar, PEDro and Cochrane library was carried out which yielded 1645 articles out of which 12 were included in the final review. Very few studies on physiotherapy management in diabetes related musculoskeletal disorders were retrieved. Good quality studies which specifically study the effects of physiotherapy interventions in diabetes related musculoskeletal disorders are needed so that early treatment can be initiated and quality of life can be improved.
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