Bone island pain can be relieved by general treatment, oral pain medication, localized closure, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) physiotherapy.
Bone islands, also called bone spots, are bony nodules within cancellous bone that are bird’s nest shaped due to abnormal bone development. Most of them are found by chance during physical examination. Symptoms are rare and generally no treatment is needed.
1. General treatment: when the patient has pain in the bone island, he/she can take rest first, avoiding exertion and keeping the affected area warm to avoid aggravation of symptoms.
2. Oral analgesic drugs: For patients with severe pain that is not relieved after rest, oral analgesic drugs such as diclofenac sodium and celecoxib can be taken under doctor’s guidance.
3. Local closure therapy: for patients with poor oral drug treatment effect, you can choose lidocaine, etc., for local closure injection to relieve pain.
4. Physical therapy of traditional Chinese medicine: Acupuncture, physical therapy, infrared irradiation and so on can be carried out in the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine to relieve pain.
When there is pain at the bone island, you can go to orthopedics or pain department in time, and make a reasonable treatment plan after the doctor’s examination, so as not to affect the therapeutic effect.