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Diabetic Frozen Shoulder. An Explanation of The Frozen
Shoulder - Diabetes Connection?
Diabetic frozen shoulder is a major problem. The pain and
limited function that it causes can seriously limit the normal
activities of day-to-day life. Frozen shoulder is much more
common in diabetic patients and this article aims to explore the
nature of the Frozen Shoulder - Diabetes connection.
There are many ways that diabetes can affect the muscles and
joints. Sugar sticks to the collagen in cells and affects its
ability to function. Diabetes can damage blood vessels and a poor
blood supply results in scarring and damage in the body's elastic
tissues.
We know that some diabetic patients can have problems with
changes in the gristle of their hands - and in men, the penis.
Most experts think that diabetic frozen shoulder arises for the
same reasons
Diabetes is known to affect the shoulder in several ways.
Diabetic frozen shoulder seems to be the commonest - with up to
20% of diabetic patients developing frozen shoulder at some time
or other.
Calcium spots in the tendons and muscle around the shoulder
are also seen more commonly in diabetic patients - this probably
relates to the fact that high blood sugars can impair blood flow
through small vessels. Tendons are particularly vulnerable to
this and respond by depositing calcium. These calcium deposits
can sometimes be painless but often cause severe discomfort or
limited movement. They usually show up on x-rays.
Slow healing and impaired nerve function are also common in
diabetic patients and contribute to the fact that the frozen
shoulder pain takes longer to settle than it does in other, non
diabetic, patients.
Diabetic patients are much more likely to have problems with
their shoulders than others. Insulin dependant diabetics are
particularly at risk - with some studies showing that they are
six times more likely to develop diabetic frozen shoulder than
the rest of the population.
We don't yet really know why diabetic frozen shoulder problems
arise but it seems to relate in part to how well each individual
controls their blood sugar levels.
Textbooks tell you that all shoulder complaints are more
common in diabetes but in my experience diabetic frozen shoulder
is the most troublesome and most frequent. Diabetics not only get
frozen shoulder more often than others but it lasts longer and is
more painful for them when they do.
Some experts think that shoulder problems in diabetics are so
common that they should be regarded as a complication of diabetes
and not a coincidental event.
There has been a lot of research recently into the frozen
shoulder - diabetes link but it is still rather unclear why
diabetic patients get such problems with their shoulders. It
seems to relate to the effect that diabetes and a high blood
sugar has on the collagen containing cells in the body. Collagen
is a protein that is involved in making ligaments, tendons and -
of course - joint capsules.
Diabetic frozen shoulder eventually resolves itself in most
cases but can cause a major problem with day to day function for
those unlucky enough to suffer from it.
Dr Gordon Cameron is a specialist in joint pain based in
Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an expert in frozen
shoulder treatment and in arthritis
pain relief.
Dr Cameron also specialises in the treatment of
gout
Dr Cameron has also created an electronic book on the subject
of frozen shoulder. You can explore it and download a copy on his
website by following the links to Frozen Shoulder above.
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