Paget’s Disease Causes Weak, Broken Bones Symptoms for Bisphosphonates Treatment

Paget’s disease is a bone disorder that causes bones to grow larger and weaker than normal. As a result, your bones may become misshaped and break easily.

Paget’s disease can affect any bone, but most experience it in their pelvis, skull, spine or leg bones. And arthritis is often an accompanying discomfort.

The cause for this weak and broken bones disease is unknown, but genetics and a virus infection are strong suspects. Older men of northern European descent with a close relative suffering from Pagets disease are in the highest risk group.

Pain is the most common symptom of Paget’s disease. This pain may be never-ending, achy and deep.  And mightily severe when you’re trying to sleep.

Your other symptoms depend on which bones are altered. Symptoms for leg bone growing too large and weak:

  • pain
  • bowed legs
  • hip & knee joint swelling

Symptoms for pelvis bone enlargement and weakness:

  • pain
  • inflamed hip joint

Weak spine bone symptoms:

Enlarged skull symptoms:

Paget’s disease puts you in jeopardy of broken bones, yet many encounter no noticeable symptoms.

Possible, albeit scant, complications of Pagets disease include:

Commonly, Paget’s disease progresses slowly, is rarely fatal and can be managed effectively.

Paget’s disease is treated with drugs and surgery when necessary. Bisphosphonates is the treatment medication of choice, which helps relieve pain and prevents the worsening of weak bones.

Bisphosphonates do not stave off weak or broken bones without potential side effects, such as:

Besides taking your prescribed form of bisphosphonate, surgery might be needed to reset any broken bones or straighten pain causing malformed bones.

Your health care professional may advise increasing your intake of calcium and vitamin D.  As well as an exercise program designed to build strong bones and increase joint mobility.

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