The treatment of heel pain in elderly people by anti-osteoporosis drugs

Objective To study effects of anti-osteoporosis drugs on treatment of heel pain in elderly people and to discuss the relationship between osteoporosis and heel pain in elderly people.Methods 40 cases of obstinate heel pain were treated by combined administration of anti-osteoporosis drugs,while 40 cases in control group were prescribed antiinflammatory.Before and after treatment,lateral photographs of calcaneum bone were taken,the bone mineral densities(BMD) of lumbar vertebra 2-4(L2-4) were measured,and the syndromes of pain were observed.Results After 3 months,pain disappeared,the BMD of L2-4 significantly increased(P0.05).Conclusion The heel pains of elderly people were caused by osteoporosis.So anti-osteoporosis methods must be applied,and the anti-osteoporosis drugs must be prescribed at the same time: the drugs that could inhibit bone dissolve,promote bone generation and accelerate bone mineralization were prescribed together(in association).