Hypovitaminosis D and chronic pain

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2018-09-07
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9
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2018

А. Koloskova, Professor O. Vorobyeva, MD I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (Sechenov University)

Currently, there is a substantial evolution of knowledge about the physiological role of vitamin D. Its receptors are assumed to be involved in the mechanisms of pain generation. There have been a large number of studies revealing the significance of hypovitaminosis D primarily in chronic pain syndromes and diseases, in which musculoskeletal factors are dominant in the formation of pain. The paper highlights the present-day views on the association of pain with vitamin D levels in the body and reviews the studies conducted in this area.
Keywords: 
neurology
vitamin D
hypovitaminosis D
25(OH)D
chronic pain

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