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2020 Aug 26


BMC Endocr Disord


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Does moxonidine reduce Achilles tendon or musculoskeletal pain in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome? A secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial.

Authors

Jewson J, Lambert E, Sari C, Jona E, Shorakae S, Lambert G, Gaida J
BMC Endocr Disord. 2020 Aug 26; 20(1):131.
PMID: 32847570.

Abstract

Sympathetic activity and insulin resistance have recently been linked with chronic tendon and musculoskeletal pain. Polycystic ovarian syndrome is linked with insulin resistance and increased sympathetic drive and was therefore an appropriate condition to study the effects of modulating sympathetic activity on Achilles tendon and musculoskeletal symptoms.