In a new review study from the University of Sydney, researchers found that people with diabetes have a 35% higher risk of experiencing low back pain and 24% higher risk of having neck pain than those without diabetes.
Most adults experience low back pain during their lives and almost half suffer neck pain at some stage.
Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent chronic condition; an estimated 382 million people live with type 2 diabetes, the most common form of this metabolic disease.
In the study, the team found diabetes and low back pain and neck pain are connected.
They both have a strong relationship with obesity and lack of physical activity, so a logical progression of this research might be to examine these factors in more detail.
The analysis adds to the evidence that weight control and physical activity play fundamental roles in health maintenance.
The paper also found diabetes medication could influence pain, possibly via its effect on blood glucose levels, and this connection should also be investigated.
It also recommended health care professionals should consider screening for unknown diabetes in patients seeking care for neck pain or low back pain.
The team says it may be that altering treatment interventions for diabetes could reduce the incidence of back pain, and vice versa.
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The study is published in PLOS ONE. One author of the study is Associate Professor Manuela Ferreira.
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