Bone pain, tenderness, or achiness is a common problem, particularly among those who are middle aged or older. As you age, your body undergoes many changes. Muscle size and bone density generally decrease as you become less active, making you more prone to overuse injury and bone fractures. You can lower your chances of fractures and stress injuries by regularly performing low-impact exercises.
While bone pain is most likely due to decreased bone density or an injury to your bone, it can also be a sign of a serious underlying medical condition. Bone pain or tenderness can be the result of infection, an interruption in the blood supply, or cancer. These conditions require immediate medical attention. If you have unexplained bone pain, do not ignore it. Make an appointment with your doctor to find out why.
Causes of Bone Pain
Bone pain can be caused by a wide variety of conditions, including:--a bone fracture (break)overuse or repetitive movement injury-hormone deficiency (usually due to menopause)-infection-bone cancer-metastatic malignancy (cancer that has spread from the point of origin)-leukemia (cancer of blood cells)--interruption in the blood supply (as in sickle cell anemia, for example)
Osteoporosis is a condition in which your bone mass is reduced below what is considered normal. Age, hormonal changes, and lack of physical activity are factors that contribute to decreasing bone density. This can increase your likelihood of developing bone fractures and suffering bone pain.
HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES
ARNICA 30-Arnica is an excellent remedy for bone pain that results in excessive soreness and lameness in body. The body feels bruised due to bone pain with soreness and lameness. The pain as if someone has beaten him or her up. The affected bones are sensitive and very painful at the slightest touch. The patient also feels the bed on which he or she lies to be very hard, and needs a constant change of position to get a soft spot to lie on. Bone pain in fever.
EUPATORIUM PERFOLIATUM 30- Eupatorium Perfoliatum is the best remedy for bone pain in fever. The fever may be dengue, malaria or influenzal fever. The bone pains are very severe and mostly present in head, back, chest and limbs. The bones feel as if they are broken. The severe bone pain also leads to extreme restlessness.
SYMPHYTUM Q--Symphytum, is of great help in treating bone pain during fracture and penetrating injuries of bone. Symphytum helps much for the reunion of fractured bones. There is pricking type of pains. The pains are accompanied by utmost soreness in affected bones.
MEZEREUM 30-Mezereum is mainly used to treat bone pains, especially the long bones, that get worse at night. The bones may be swollen or inflamed. Slightest touch may also worsen the bone pains. There is an increased sensitivity towards cold air.
AURUM MET 200- Aurum Met is for bone pains of nose, palate, cranium and face that are experienced at night. The bones are very sore and painful. Moving in open air may provide some relief to the person.
AGARICUS 30-Agaricus is for pain in vertebral bones when all the vertebral bones of back are extremely sensitive and painful. The pain is excited by the slightest motion of body. Cold air exposure also seems to worsen the pain in back bones. Morning is the worst time for the patient when the pain and sensitivity in spine are felt the maximum.
MERCURIOUS SOL 30- Merc Sol works best when the bone pains are worse at night.
PHOSPHORIC ACID 30- Phosphoric Acid is used when the bone pains is burning and tearing in nature. The periosteum of bone is inflamed with a sensation is if the bones are being scraped with a knife.
SILICEA 200-- Silicea is the ideal remedy when fever with chill accompanies bone pains due to Osteomyelitis.
RUTA GRAVEOLENS 30- Ruta is for bone pains appearing because of injuries in any bone. Ruta is the best medicine when there is excessive soreness and bruised sensation in bones following injuries. The bones can be in wrist, ankle, back, upper limb or lower limb or any other bone when soreness is marked. Burning sensation can also accompany the bone pains. Touch worsens the pain.
HYPERICUM PER 30-Hypericum is a very specific remedy for coccyx bone injury
BRYONIA ALB 30-Bryonia is the remedy when the bone pains make the patient lie down absolutely still. The least motion, even turning in bed, worsens the pain and lying still is the relieving posture.
ACTEA SPICATA 3X-- Actaea Spicata is the best medicine when the pain in small bones gets worse by either touch or motion. The pain may be of a tearing or tingling character.
CAULOPHYLLUM 30-Caulophyllum is the remedy mainly recommended when shifting type of pain is felt in small bones. The pain in such cases suddenly migrates from one bone to another.
RUTA GRAVEOLENS 30-Ruta mainly suited for pain in the bones of small variety arising out of injury. There is marked soreness and pain in the affected bones.
ASAFOETIDA 30- Asafoetida can be used in cases where the long bones involved are sensitive to an extreme level. The pains may be throbbing in nature. Bone pains due to bone necrosis or caries
MEZEREUM 30-Mezereum is an excellent remedy for pain in long bones that gets worse at night. Touch and cold air aggravates the pain. Mezereum is also the best remedy for leg pain arising in tibia bone.
CINNABARIS 30- Cinnabaris is the best medicine for pain in bone of forearm.