Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari; Dr. Subhan Quraishi; Dr. Babita Ghodke

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Evaluating Musculoskeletal Complications Among Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Dr. Simran Maheshwari, Dr. Subhan Quraishi, Dr. Babita Ghodke

Abstract :

Palliative care refer to any care that alleviates symptoms, whether or not there is hope of a cure by other means. It is not only reserved for patients in end-of life care, it can also improve the quality of life, decrease depressive symptoms and increase the patient�s length of life in a better way. Palliative care increases comfort by lessening pain, controlling symptoms, and lessening stress for the patient and family, and should not be delayed when it is indicated. Pain significantly decreases the quality of the life of the patients at an advanced stage, so it becomes important to manage the pain and to reduce the physical and psychosocial burden to the patient and family. Management of pain is done in an analgesic ladder method and medications are given on a routine schedule. Opioids are often used to control somatic or visceral pain and for neuropathic pain anticonvulsants or combination of morphine with gabapentin can be used. Other modalities to control pain are radiotherapy, complimentary therapies. In some cases interventional management is required.