Papers of the Week

Diabetes-mellitus (DM) has transcended the boundaries and affected populations across globe, it predisposes individual to stiffness and musculoskeletal-pain due to accumulation of glycation-end-products. Musculoskeletal-pain is a common yet frequently neglected complication. Pain mechanisms have been categorized as nociceptive, neuropathic, nociplastic, and idiopathic. Four criteria were put by Kosek-et-al to identify nociplastic pain that affects the musculoskeletal-system. Study aimed to evaluate prevalence of chronic musculoskeletal (cMSK) pain and its association with diabetes and glycaemic control and to evaluate comorbid conditions of cMSK pain.