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What is a bone spur?
Bone spurs, also called osteophytes, are projections of your body’s normal bone structure. It is a calcium growth that
develops like a deposit on the bone, building up to create pressure on the surrounding tissue and skin. As these
enlargements progress, they may protrude into surrounding tissues, sometimes causing pain and other symptoms.
They often form where bones meet each other in your joints. They can also be found where ligaments and tendons
connect with bone. Common places for bone spurs include the spine, shoulders, hands, hips, knees, and feet. The
bone spurs themselves aren't painful, but they can rub against nearby nerves, bones or soft tissues such as ligaments
and tendons in the body causing pain.
Symptoms
Bone spurs may or may not cause symptoms. When they do cause symptoms, the symptoms depend on their location.
Bone spurs can be associated with pain, numbness, and tenderness if they are irritating adjacent tissues, such as
skin, fat pads, nerves or tendons .Some bone spurs can cause pain and loss of motion in your joints.
Causes
Bone spurs usually occur as a result of a disease or condition usually caused by local inflammation, such as from
degenerative arthritis or tendonitis. As osteoarthritis breaks down the cartilage in your joint, your body attempts to repair
the loss creating new areas of bone along the edges of your existing bones.
Some bone spurs form as part of the aging process. As we age, the slippery tissue called cartilage that covers the
ends of the bones within joints breaks down and eventually wears away (osteoarthritis). Also, the discs that provide
cushioning between the bones of the spine may break down with age. Over time, this leads to pain and swelling and, in
some cases, bone spurs forming along the edges of the joint. Bone spurs due to aging are especially common in the
joints of the spine and feet.
Western Medicine Treatment
There's no specific treatment for bone spurs unless they are causing pain or damaging other tissues. Treatment
directed at the cause of bone spurs may include:
• Weight loss
• Rest
• Ice therapy
• Medications
• Surgery
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic and medicinenet.com
Bone spurs, also called osteophytes, are projections of your body’s normal bone structure. It is a calcium growth that
develops like a deposit on the bone, building up to create pressure on the surrounding tissue and skin. As these
enlargements progress, they may protrude into surrounding tissues, sometimes causing pain and other symptoms.
They often form where bones meet each other in your joints. They can also be found where ligaments and tendons
connect with bone. Common places for bone spurs include the spine, shoulders, hands, hips, knees, and feet. The
bone spurs themselves aren't painful, but they can rub against nearby nerves, bones or soft tissues such as ligaments
and tendons in the body causing pain.
Symptoms
Bone spurs may or may not cause symptoms. When they do cause symptoms, the symptoms depend on their location.
Bone spurs can be associated with pain, numbness, and tenderness if they are irritating adjacent tissues, such as
skin, fat pads, nerves or tendons .Some bone spurs can cause pain and loss of motion in your joints.
Causes
Bone spurs usually occur as a result of a disease or condition usually caused by local inflammation, such as from
degenerative arthritis or tendonitis. As osteoarthritis breaks down the cartilage in your joint, your body attempts to repair
the loss creating new areas of bone along the edges of your existing bones.
Some bone spurs form as part of the aging process. As we age, the slippery tissue called cartilage that covers the
ends of the bones within joints breaks down and eventually wears away (osteoarthritis). Also, the discs that provide
cushioning between the bones of the spine may break down with age. Over time, this leads to pain and swelling and, in
some cases, bone spurs forming along the edges of the joint. Bone spurs due to aging are especially common in the
joints of the spine and feet.
Western Medicine Treatment
There's no specific treatment for bone spurs unless they are causing pain or damaging other tissues. Treatment
directed at the cause of bone spurs may include:
• Weight loss
• Rest
• Ice therapy
• Medications
• Surgery
Alternative Medicine
There is a significant progress using alternative medicine in this area.
If you want a referral of an expert alternative medicine practitioner in your
local area, please use our free referral service by calling our toll-free at
1-888-919-1188, or e-mail us to wei@weilab.com, or click the button
at the right to have us contact you.
Information gathered from the Mayo Clinic and medicinenet.com
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