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Vitamin D Related Musculoskeletal System Findings
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Original Investigation
VOLUME: 21 ISSUE: 3
P: 113-117
December 2015

Vitamin D Related Musculoskeletal System Findings

Turk J Osteoporos 2015;21(3):113-117
DOI: 10.4274/tod.48378
Banu Sarıfakıoğlu 1
Şeniz Akçay Yalbuzdağ 2
Aliye Yıldırım Güzelant 1
Sevgi İkbali Afşar 3
Kübra Ustaömer 4
1. Namik Kemal Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dali, Tekirdag, Türkiye
2. Bozyaka Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi, Izmir, Türkiye
3. Baskent Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi, Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Anabilim Dali, Ankara, Türkiye
4. Optimed Hastanesi, Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Klinigi, Tekirdag, Türkiye
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Received Date: 29.09.2014
Accepted Date: 21.01.2015
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ABSTRACT

Conclusion:

Vitamin D deficiency may be encountered as musculoskeletal problems. In the presence of persistent joint-muscle pain, regional pain and fibromiyalgia, vitamin D deficiency should be kept in mind.

Results:

The data of 571 patients were investigated and totally 214 of them were included in the study. There were 178 females (83.2%), 36 males (16.8%). The mean age of the patients was 39.19±9.58 years. Of the patients, 100 (46.7%) were in severe deficiency, 68 (31.8%) were in deficiency, 46 (21.5%) were in insufficient group. The symptoms were regional pain in 65 (30.3%), WBP in 63 (29.4%), arthralgia in 49 (23%), and myalgia in 37 (17.3%) patients.

Materials and Methods:

The data were retrospectively investigated in patients with myalgia, arthralgia, regional pain, widespread body pain (WBP) and in whom vitamin D levels were measured. Patients over 50 years old and with known osteoporosis/osteomalacia diagnosis, endocrinological pathology, and inflammatory rheumatological disease were excluded.

Objective:

The effect of vitamin D on bone metabolism has been well known for a long time. Recently, various hormonal and immunity related effects has have been obtained. Additionally, the deficiency of vitamin D is thought to be related with various pain syndromes. In this study, we aimed to investigate the main musculoskeletal symptoms of patients with vitamin D deficiency admitting to physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics.