Customer question:
What can cause bone pain all over the body? Anonymous customer's question
Pharmacist's answer:
The most common causes of bone pain include:
- traumas and other injuries
- medical conditions that weaken your bones
- benign bone tumors
- some types of cancer
Medical conditions that cause bone pain:
- osteoporosis
- osteoarthritis
- avascular necrosis (osteonecrosis)
- osteomyelitis.
- Osteomalacia and other types of vitamin D deficiency
- Paget disease of bone (osteitis deformans)
- osteopenia
- rickets
Benign (non-cancerous) bone tumors that cause bone pain:
- aneurysmal bone cysts
- osteoblastoma
- exostoses
- osteochondromas
Types of cancer that cause bone pain:
- bone cancer
- osteosarcoma
- leukemia
- metastatic cancer (cancer that spreads to the bones)
When you feel bone pain, see a doctor, especially if it persists long. It is essential to find out the cause of the pain as soon as possible. Regardless of what's causing it, don't ignore new bone pain, significantly if it worsens or doesn't go away within a few days.
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