muscle/bone pain linked to vitamin D deficiency

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Public release date: 9-Dec-2003

Contact: Ashley Burt

ashleyb

612-624-2449

University of Minnesota

 

People with undetermined muscle/bone pain tend to be severely vitamin D

deficient

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (Dec. 8, 2003) -- People with persistent,

non-specific musculoskeletal pain should be screened regularly for vitamin

D deficiency, the leading study in tomorrow's Mayo Clinic Proceedings

reports. Research conducted at the University of Minnesota found that 93

percent of all subjects with non-specific musculoskeletal pain were vitamin

D deficient.

 

A study of 150 children and adults at the University of Minnesota found

that 100 percent of African-American, East African, Hispanic, and Native

American subjects were vitamin D deficient. In addition, all study patients

under age 30were vitamin D deficient. Of these, 55 percent were severely

deficient. Five patients unexpectedly had no vitamin D at all.

 

" These findings are remarkably different than what is taught is medical

school. We would expect vitamin D deficiency in old persons or housebound

persons, " says Greg Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S., professor at the University

of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing and lead researcher on

the study. " We found the worst vitamin D deficiency in young

persons--especially women of childbearing age. We were stunned to find no

vitamin D at all in five patients who had been told their pain was 'all in

their head.' This study supports more routine testing for vitamin D

deficiency.

 

" This pain is the most common type of complaint seen by primary care

doctors. Patients with this type of pain should be tested for vitamin D

deficiency, " says Plotnikoff. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with

significant risks for osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and

auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It also is harmful for

developing fetuses and causes rickets in children.

 

According to the Nov. 12, 2003 edition of the pain management issue of the

Journal of the American Medical Association, unsuccessfully treated pain

costs $61.2 billion per year.

 

An unrelated study in the December issue of Psychosomatics found that 37

percent of physician visits are for symptoms of no known cause, most

frequently unexplained back, head, arm, and leg pain. A trial to assess

management of persistent, non-specific pain by prescription of vitamin D

replenishment is recommended by Plotnikoff.

 

[David's note: .... how about some cod liver oil instead! ]

 

 

 

 

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Great Find David!

 

How about Sunlight (UVB) in summer and cod liver oil in winter?

 

-- In , David Elfstrom

<listbox@e...> wrote:

> Public release date: 9-Dec-2003

> Contact: Ashley Burt

> ashleyb@u...

> 612-624-2449

> University of Minnesota

>

> People with undetermined muscle/bone pain tend to be severely vitamin D

> deficient

>

>

> MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (Dec. 8, 2003) -- People with persistent,

> non-specific musculoskeletal pain should be screened regularly for

vitamin

> D deficiency, the leading study in tomorrow's Mayo Clinic Proceedings

> reports. Research conducted at the University of Minnesota found

that 93

> percent of all subjects with non-specific musculoskeletal pain were

vitamin

> D deficient.

>

> A study of 150 children and adults at the University of Minnesota found

> that 100 percent of African-American, East African, Hispanic, and

Native

> American subjects were vitamin D deficient. In addition, all study

patients

> under age 30were vitamin D deficient. Of these, 55 percent were

severely

> deficient. Five patients unexpectedly had no vitamin D at all.

>

> " These findings are remarkably different than what is taught is medical

> school. We would expect vitamin D deficiency in old persons or

housebound

> persons, " says Greg Plotnikoff, M.D., M.T.S., professor at the

University

> of Minnesota's Center for Spirituality and Healing and lead

researcher on

> the study. " We found the worst vitamin D deficiency in young

> persons--especially women of childbearing age. We were stunned to

find no

> vitamin D at all in five patients who had been told their pain was

'all in

> their head.' This study supports more routine testing for vitamin D

> deficiency.

>

> " This pain is the most common type of complaint seen by primary care

> doctors. Patients with this type of pain should be tested for vitamin D

> deficiency, " says Plotnikoff. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with

> significant risks for osteoporosis, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, and

> auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis. It also is harmful for

> developing fetuses and causes rickets in children.

>

> According to the Nov. 12, 2003 edition of the pain management issue

of the

> Journal of the American Medical Association, unsuccessfully treated

pain

> costs $61.2 billion per year.

>

> An unrelated study in the December issue of Psychosomatics found

that 37

> percent of physician visits are for symptoms of no known cause, most

> frequently unexplained back, head, arm, and leg pain. A trial to assess

> management of persistent, non-specific pain by prescription of

vitamin D

> replenishment is recommended by Plotnikoff.

>

> [David's note: .... how about some cod liver oil instead! ]

>

>

>

>