Management of chronic pain in osteoporosis: challenges and solutions

摘要: Osteoporosis (OP) is a pathological condition that manifests clinically as pain, fractures, and physical disability, resulting in the loss of independence need for long-term care. Chronic pain multidimensional experience with sensory, affective, cognitive aspects. Age can affect each these dimensions experienced. In OP, chronic appears to have sensory characteristics properties nociceptive neuropathic pain. Its evaluation treatment thus require holistic approach focuses on specific this population. Pain management must therefore include pharmacological approaches, physiotherapy interventions, educational measures, and, rare cases, surgical treatment. Most rehabilitative treatments patients OP do not evaluate or function, there no consensus effects rehabilitation therapy back quality life women OP. Pharmacological usually insufficient. The complicated regard its diagnosis, search reversible secondary causes, efficacy duration oral bisphosphonates, function calcium vitamin D. aim review discuss most appropriate solutions