Question 1

what is the definition or description of: bone pain?

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Deep : Depending on who is using the term, bone pain can be used to describe a pain that seems very deep, as opposed to something more superficial, or the term can be limited to pain that arises from the bone itself.  There are other potential causes of deep pain other than pain from the bone including pain from a pinched nerve in the back (radiculipathy).

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: slowly developing bone pain?

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Chronic: Acute pain is pain that is recent onset, such as if you fell and broke your arm.  Slowly developing bone pain would be chronic, which is defined as more than three months duration, such as if you had chronic knee pain from arthritis and need a knee replacement.

Question 3

how do i treat bone pain?

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Treat the cause: It depends on why you have bone pain. Did you break a bone? Is there infection in the bone? Could there be a tumor? It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. You should see your doctor for determining the cause. In the meantime you may take acetaminophen for pain, no more than 4 grams/day.

Question 4

how does bone pain feel like?

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Bone pain: Pain is very subjective and expressed in various cultures and languages differently. It also depends on the etiology of the bone pain like fracture, bone cancer and the severity of symptoms and individual  prior experince with pain

Question 5

back bone pain what can i do?

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Depends: It is not feasible to provide a meaningful opinion without additional history, physical examination and may be some tests. You may take acetaminophen for pain, not more than 4 g/day, no alcohol. If the symptoms persist beyond three weeks, or get worse, see a doctor for an evaluation.

Question 6

what can be done to stop bone pain?

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See your doctor: This problem can only be solved by seeing your doctor and being evaluated face-to-face.  After a thorough examination, your doctor should be able to tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.

Question 7

how can i know if pain is bone pain?

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X-ray: Have an x-ray taken to see if there are any underlying bony problems.

Question 8

what are the causes of back bone pain?

Accepted Answer

ManyCausesOfBackPain: True 'bone' pain would be tumors, fractures, osteoporosis, etc.Most back pain, though, is due to other factors like muscle spasm, disc, ligament, or nerve injury.A good history &amp; phys. incl osteopathic hands-on exam may provide some answers.Test may be needed.Manipulation,meds, acupuncture, prolotherapy, neuroprolotherapy &amp; many other treatments are available &amp; may help.

Question 9

is bone pain a usual symptom of hepatoma?

Accepted Answer

No: If one has hepatocellular carcinoma and now with bone pain- , work-up like bone scan should be done to rule out metastatic disease to the bone

Question 10

what does it mean when you have bone pain?

Accepted Answer

Lots of things: Bone pain can mean lots of things from fractures to "growing pains" to joint problems to various infectious diseases to cancer, depending on your age, sex and other risk factors. It never hurts to see your doc.

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