Carrie Falling, PhD candidate
Boston—Over 70% of patients with inflammatory bowel disease also suffer from abdominal and musculoskeletal pain. Although the literature on the predictive relationship between IBD activity and musculoskeletal pain is extensive, how the disease affects pain intensity is unclear.
In a subanalysis of a larger survey conducted on IBD, its presentations and comorbidities, researchers predictably found a strong relationship between IBD and musculoskeletal pain