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Gerontology & Geriatrics Studies

Skeletal Muscle Function in Patients with Diabetes

  • Open or Close Harshita Somkuwar1 and Surendra Wani2*

    1DVVPFS College Of Physiotherapy, India

    2Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, DVVPF’S College Of Physiotherapy, India

    *Corresponding author: Surendra Wani, Associate Professor, Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences, DVVPF’S College Of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar, India

Submission: March 16, 2018; Published: June 07, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/GGS.2018.03.000566

ISSN: 2578-0093
Volume3 Issue4

Abstract

Musculoskeletal disorders of upper and lower extremities are often reported by patients with diabetes and frequently neglected. Literature explained the cause for musculoskeletal disorders as abnormal changes in non-contractile structures due to known glycosylation process in diabetes. However, some abnormal changes in histopathology, strength, endurance and morphology of skeletal muscles in diabetes were discussed by number of authors. This report presents the impact of diabetes on skeletal muscles as a potential cause for development of musculoskeletal problems which wasn’t discussed earlier.

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