Tenderness, aching or discomfort in bones of the body is classified as bone pain. The condition is different from joint and muscle pain.

Causes:

Fractures are one of the most common causes of bone pain. At times, the person fails to identify a minor bone fracture. As the condition deteriorates, pain arises in the injured part of the body. Infection in the bone, leukemia (blood cancer), bone cancer, excessive use of the bones and loss of minerals like calcium and magnesium can also cause bone pain. The causes are somewhat extreme in all cases because bone pain is not an everyday problem. Some extreme forms of medication also cause this condition in many people. When you become ill with cancer, you are given different types of medication. Most of them have side-effects and can lead to this problem. So be careful and never forget to read the labels.

Symptoms:

Prostate cancer is another cause of acute bone pain. It does not usually have visible symptoms like other body pains do. Mainly severe diseases like fibromyalgia (pain in body parts), multiple myeloma (plasma cell cancer), celiac disease (nutrient deficiency) and bone cancer are all early warnings for severe bone pain. Apart from these, arthritis, tuberculosis, fever, weight loss and muscle pain can trigger this problem. Other conditions known to occur with bone pain include bladder enlargement, abdominal pain, aching eyes, vaginal bleeding and acute gerd.

Diagnosis:

See if this condition exists in your family medical history. Check if you have fever consistently. Also observe when the pain is at its peak and when it succumbs. Symptoms of the various diseases that might be causing your condition should also be studied. This can help diagnose other acute problems in time.

Treatment:

Radiation therapy and nerve blocks are common procedures. Steroids help in most cases. Cancer-related bone pain can mostly be managed by using pain medications. Make sure the doctor prescribes enough doses to control the pain. Bisphosphonates are a family of drugs which target bone pain based on the type of bone being affected.

Conclusion:

Bone pain might not be the same as joint pain or muscle pain but it certainly requires more attention and effort than the other two conditions. At times, diagnosis and treatment can be difficult. If any medication is causing the problem, discontinuance of its course will also ease your pain.

Related Questions