Improved treatments of joint diseases, such as, e.g.
osteoarthritis and
rheumatoid arthritis, and pain, wherein a
strontium-containing compound is administered alone or in combination with one or more second therapeutically and / or prophylactically active substances, selected from the group consisting of bisphosphonates,
glucosamine, pallitative agents,
analgesic agents,
disease modifying anti-rheumatic compounds (DMARDs),
selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs),
aromatase inhibitors, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs), COX-2 inhibitors, COX-3 inhibitors, opioids, inhibitors / antagonists of IL-1, inhibitors / antagonists of TNF-alpha, inhibitors of matrix metallo-proteinases (MMPs),
cathepsin K inhibitors, inhibitors / antagonists of RANK-ligand, statins, glucocorticoids,
chondroitin sulphate,
NMDA receptor antagonists, inhibitors of
interleukin-I converting
enzyme,
Calcitonin gene related
peptide antagonists,
glycine antagonists, vanilloid
receptor antagonists, inhibitors of inducible
nitric oxide synthetase (iNOS), N-
acetylcholine receptor agonists, neurokinin antagonists, neuroleptic agents, PAR2
receptor antagonists and anabolic growth factors acting on joint tissue components. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a
strontium-containing compound and a second therapeutically and / or prophylactically active substance as defined above.