BackgroundBack pain and type 2 diabetes often co-occur, resulting in greater impact on people’s health and complexity in their care. Plausible causal mechanisms for this association have been proposed, yet the nature of the link remains unclear. We therefore explored the direction of the association between type 2 diabetes and chronic back pain in twins, controlling for genetics and early environmental confounding.Methods2,096 and 1,098 twins were included in the cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, respectively. Any or severe (≥ 9) low back pain (LBP), neck pain (NP), and spinal pain (concurrent LBP and NP) and type 2 diabetes were investigated. Sequential analyses were performed using logistic regression. Firstly, twins were analysed unpaired (adjusted age and gender): total sample analyses. Then, to control for genetic and shared environmental factors, a co-twin case-control analysis was performed including monozygotic and dizygotic twin pairs discordant for back pain (cross-sectional only).ResultsIn the cross-sectional total sample analyses, type 2 diabetes was associated with chronic spinal pain (OR 1.61; 95%CI 1.12 to 2.31), severe chronic spinal pain (OR 3.33; 95%CI 1.47 to 7.53), chronic NP (OR 1.37; 95%CI 1.01 to 1.85), severe chronic NP (OR 2.28; 95%CI 1.24 to 4.21), and severe chronic LBP (OR 1.63; 95%CI 1.00 to 2.64). After further adjustment for genetic and shared environmental factors, none of the associations remained significant. The longitudinal analyses indicated that the presence of type 2 diabetes did not increase the risk of future back pain, or vice-versa, after two to four years.ConclusionsChronic back pain (spinal pain, NP, or LBP) was associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes. Associations are stronger for severe cases of pain. Future research should investigate the temporal relationships between these conditions with longer follow up in twins.

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HighlightsElderly women with knee osteoarthritis are at risk of developing limitations physical.Hidrotherapy improves pain, function, muscle power and strength in older women with knee osteoarthritis.Hydrotherapy is likely to be an effective treatment option for these patients.

Background: Neuropathic foot ulcers are among the major health problems faced by patients with diabetes mellitus. Objective: To

Resumo Contexto A lesão no pé de pacientes com diabetes é um importante problema de saúde pública que frequentemente está associado a amputações em membros inferiores e mortalidade nessa população. Objetivos Investigar os fatores de risco associados a mortalidade em pacientes com pé diabético infectado submetidos a amputação maior. Métodos Estudo observacional, retrospectivo e caso-controle. Amostra composta por 78 pacientes com pé diabético e úlcera infectada submetidos a amputação maior em um serviço de cirurgia vascular em um hospital universitário no período de 5 anos. Resultados A média de idade da amostra estudada foi de 63,8 ± 10,5 anos, com 54 (69,2%) pacientes do sexo masculino, com creatinina sérica média de 2,49 ± 2,4 mg/dL e hemoglobina sérica média de 7,36 ± 1,7 g/dL. Houve 47,4% de reinternação. Foi realizada amputação transtibial em 59,0% e transfemoral em 39,7% da amostra estudada. Nesta amostra, 87,2% dos pacientes apresentaram cultura positiva, predominantemente monomicrobiana (67,9%), e 30,8% apresentaram infecção hospitalar da úlcera. Os gêneros de bactérias mais frequentes foram Acinetobacter spp. (24,4%), Morganella spp. (24,4%) e Proteus spp. (23,1%). Nenhum gênero bacteriano foi identificado como fator de risco para óbito. O nível de creatinina ≥ 1,3 mg/dL (OR 17,8; IC 2,1-150) e a amputação transfemoral (OR 4,5; IC: 1,3-15,7) foram fatores de risco para o óbito. Conclusões Os níveis séricos de creatinina ≥ 1,3 mg/dL e amputação transfemoral foram fatores de risco para óbito.