Duration of pain | What pain does osteoporosis cause?

Duration of pain

Due to the individual differences in severity and localization, it is not possible to make general statements about the duration of pain. Some patients, especially those in advanced stages of the disease, never become permanently pain-free, even under optimal treatment. Others respond very well to the therapy and achieve extensive or even complete freedom from pain within a few weeks.

Of course, the short-term, purely symptom-oriented treatment with painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac must be distinguished from this. In most patients, this leads very quickly to (extensive to complete) freedom from pain, but loses its effect again after a few hours. This can lead to an unreasonably high long-term use of painkillers, which in turn can lead to other undesirable symptoms (such as stomach ulcers).

In general, it should be emphasized that once treatment has been initiated with one or more of the above-mentioned active substances for the treatment of osteoporosis, the symptoms cannot disappear “overnight”. It can take weeks or even months before they take effect and it is crucial not to be disturbed by the lack of improvement in symptoms. Because, as is often the case, effective treatment of pain in osteoporosis requires long-term, disciplined adherence to treatment guidelines, especially to prevent relapses.