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Diabetes as a risk factor for the onset of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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  • Published on: 7 February 2023
    Increased risk Frozen Shoulder in Diabetes- A hype
    • Prof Satish Kumar Gupta, Clinical Assistant Prof GS Medical College, Uttar Pradesh India Author of Book Journey of Covid in India -A Doctors' Perspective
    • Other Contributors:
      • Sakshi Gupta, Senior Resident
      • Prof Pankaj Agarwal, Assistant Professor of Endocrinology

    Most of the studies in the literature propagate that the incidence of frozen shoulder is higher in people with diabetes. According to the American Diabetic Association, the average age of people with frozen shoulder is 52 years. Among people 40 and over, the condition affects 2 to 4 percent of the general population and up to 25 percent of people with diabetes. But no definite pathophysiological mechanism to support the data has been postulated.

    Several questions remain unanswered.
    Do people with diabetes experience worse outcomes from frozen shoulders than those without diabetes?
    Does uncontrolled diabetes have a higher risk or severity of disease?
    Do people with diabetes develop frozen shoulder at an earlier age than non-diabetics?
    Does Diabetes delay the recovery from a frozen shoulder?

    Answers to the above questions may be yes in several studies in scientific literature. However, the certainty in evidence in most such studies is moderate to low. In our experience of more than 30 years, we also don't find any such correlation.

    Frozen shoulder undoubtedly has a higher incidence among patients with Myocardial Infarction, but the incidence, duration of disability, severity of symptoms, and age of onset are not remarkably different from the general population.

    References: 1.https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S259010952100051...

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    None declared.