Therapeutic target
Reduction of pain and thus increase of the ability to move.
Therapy recommendations
- Analgesia (pain relief) during diagnosis until definitive therapy according to WHO staging scheme:
- Non-opioid analgesic (paracetamol, first-line agent).
- Low-potency opioid analgesic (e.g., tramadol) + non-opioid analgesic.
- High-potency opioid analgesic (eg, morphine) + non-opioid analgesic.
- If necessary, anti-inflammatory drugs / drugs that inhibit inflammatory processes (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs), eg acetylsalicylic acid (ASS), ibuprofen.
- If necessary, injection of glucocorticoids intraarticular/into the joint (study situation not sufficiently evident).
- See also under “Further therapy“.
