Understanding osteoporotic pain and its pharmacological treatment
Journal article
Vellucci, R., Terenzi, R., Kanis, John, Kress, H. G., Mediati, R. D., Reginster, J. Y., Rizzoli, Rene and Brandi, Maria Luisa. (2018). Understanding osteoporotic pain and its pharmacological treatment. Osteoporosis International. 29(7), pp. 1477 - 1491. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4476-y
Authors | Vellucci, R., Terenzi, R., Kanis, John, Kress, H. G., Mediati, R. D., Reginster, J. Y., Rizzoli, Rene and Brandi, Maria Luisa |
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Abstract | Osteoporosis, a disorder that affects millions of people worldwide, is characterized by decreased bone mass and microstructural alterations giving rise to an increased risk of fractures. Osteoporotic fractures can cause acute and chronic pain that mainly affects elderly patients with multiple comorbidities and commonly on different drug regimens. The aim of this paper is to summarize the pathogenesis and systemic treatment of osteoporotic pain. This narrative review summarizes the main pathogenetic aspects of osteoporotic pain and the cornerstones of its treatment. Osteoporotic fractures induce both acute and chronic nociceptive and neuropathic pain. Central sensitization seems to play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining chronicity of post-fracture pain in osteoporosis. Antiosteoporosis drugs are able to partially control pain, but additional analgesics are always necessary for pain due to bone fractures. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and selective COX-2 inhibitors reduce acute pain but with a poor effect on the chronic neuropathic component of pain and with relevant side effects. Opioid drugs can control the whole spectrum of acute and chronic bone pain, but they differ with respect to their efficacy on neuropathic components, their tolerability and safety. Chronic pain after osteoporotic fractures requires a multifaceted approach, which includes a large spectrum of drugs (antiosteoporosis treatment, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, selective COX-2 inhibitors, weak and strong opioids) and non-pharmacological treatment. Based on a better understanding of the pathogenesis of osteoporotic and post-fracture pain, a guided stepwise approach to post-fracture osteoporotic pain will also better meet the needs of these patients. |
Keywords | Analgesic treatment; Chronic pain; Opioids; Osteoporotic fracture pain; Osteoporotic pain mechanism; Osteoporotic pain treatment |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | Osteoporosis International |
Journal citation | 29 (7), pp. 1477 - 1491 |
Publisher | Springer UK |
ISSN | 0937-941X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4476-y |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85044964791 |
Page range | 1477 - 1491 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
Editors | J. A. Kanis and F. Cosman |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86wyv/understanding-osteoporotic-pain-and-its-pharmacological-treatment
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