What Could be Causing Bone Pain?

What Causes Bone Pain?

Bone pain can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'worrying' to 'generally fatal'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose bone pain, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "bone pain" as a symptom. Here are eight possibilities:

Bone Cancer
Vitamin D Need
Phosphorus Deficiency
Osteoarthritis
Osteoporosis
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia
Leukemia
Sickle Cell Disease

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

difficulty falling asleep

severe non-specific arm pain

somewhat disturbed sleep

being very easily irritated

eleven or more tender points

severe muscle weakness

low alcohol consumption

strong-smelling urine

moderately tight muscles

having poor posture

nasal congestion

occasional unexplained fevers

... and more than 70 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of bone pain:

Cause	Probability	Status
Leukemia	99%	Confirm
Sickle Cell Disease	17%	Unlikely
Osteoporosis	15%	Unlikely
Chronic Fatigue-Fibromyalgia	1%	Ruled out
Phosphorus Deficiency	1%	Ruled out
Bone Cancer	0%	Ruled out
Osteoarthritis	0%	Ruled out
Vitamin D Need	0%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

In the Skeletal Symptoms section of the questionnaire, The Analyst™ will ask the following question about diffuse bone pain:

Do you suffer from diffuse bone pain? In other words, vague bone pain that is impossible to pinpoint exactly? Do not include pain that is due to a known injury.

Possible responses:

→ Pain is due to an injury / don't know
→ No
→ Slight, not always noticeable
→ Significant or always noticeable
→ Severe

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate no diffuse bone pain, slight diffuse bone pain, diffuse bone pain or severe diffuse bone pain, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Bone Cancer

Diffuse bone pain can be caused by a diffuse cancer. Pain usually results when a tumor pushes on bones, nerves, or other organs in the body.

Chronic Fatigue / Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Leukemia

Bone pain, especially in the legs, can be a sign of ALL, CML, or hairy cell leukemia.

Osteoarthritis

Osteoporosis - Osteopenia

Phosphorus Deficiency

Sickle Cell Trait / Disease

Vitamin D Requirement

Concerned or curious about your health? Try The Analyst™