Long bone spur is a normal phenomenon of bone aging, but modern people often sit for a long time and stand incorrectly, which makes the intervertebral disc between vertebrae thinner and lose its elasticity prematurely, so the long bone spur of young people may be the premature aging of the spine. The cause of bone spur Bone spur is the result of hyperosteogeny. On the X-ray film, it looks like a sharp thing grows from the side of the bone, so it is called "bone spur". HealthlinkBC, a health information website established in Health Canada (British Columbia), points out that spur/osteophyte refers to the overgrowth of normal bones. If you squeeze or rub other bones, or soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons and nerves, it may cause wear and pain. Common parts include spine, shoulders, hands and buttocks. The growth of bone spurs means that bones have entered the aging stage. Just as the machine has been used for a long time, the parts inside will inevitably wear out. When the interosseous cartilage is subjected to long-term pressure or injury, it will slowly lose its elasticity and become thinner, which will wear the upper and lower bones. Bone will repair itself after wear, leading to calcium precipitation and hyperosteogeny. Kenichiro Nakajima, a plastic surgeon at Hachi Central General Hospital in Japan, said that if you have obesity problems or often have to stand for a long time, it is likely to bring a great burden to your joints, which will lead to articular cartilage wear and make your joints unstable. In order to increase our stability, joints will proliferate bone spurs to increase stability. For this reason, the places where bone spurs are easy to proliferate are mostly located in weight-bearing joints and bones with high mobility, such as knee joints and lumbar vertebrae. Bone spur type 1 degenerative cervical/lumbar spinal stenosis: Bone spur caused by chronic degeneration with age, but not necessarily with symptoms. Lumbar disc herniation: The fibers of the intervertebral disc or nucleus pulposus are squeezed, pressing the nerves, causing pain. Many people don't know the symptoms of bone spurs even if they exist, because most bone spurs don't cause symptoms. However, when bone spurs press other bones or tissues, or muscles and tendons are pulled and rubbed, these tissues may be gradually damaged, resulting in swelling, pain and other symptoms. In addition, the foot bone spur may also make the foot tissue proliferate to increase the buffering force, thus producing corns or long cocoons. The pain of bone spurs is often aggravated during exercise and relieved during rest, but if the symptoms affect the back, patients usually feel more comfortable when bending forward. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles points out that back pain and neck pain are the most common signs of bone spurs. In addition, the joints may be inflamed and swollen, and there will be pain when the back and joints are compressed. However, if the bone spur severely compresses the nerves, it may be difficult for the patient to control defecation and urination. Burning or stinging hands and feet, tingling when standing or walking, dull pain in neck, waist or lower back. A certain part of the body is out of coordination, muscle twitching, spasm, spasm, muscle weakness, atrophy and numbness, dull feeling of radial pain in shoulders, buttocks and thighs, and may spread to cause headache. Xu Shaoke, an orthopedic surgeon in Taiwan Province Province, also said on the website that there are three common symptoms caused by bone spurs: joint stiffness: due to the proliferation of bone spurs. Muscle atrophy, acid numbness: if there are nerves around the spur proliferation, it is likely to compress the nerves, leading to symptoms such as acid numbness or muscle atrophy. Pain: The reason of spur proliferation is cartilage injury, which may also cause pain reaction. Who will grow bone spurs? Bone spurs are common in middle-aged and elderly people, the strongest in history! Dr. Lin's book Pain-relieving Exercise points out that bone spurs are a normal aging process, and the older people are, the more likely they are to grow bone spurs. However, many young people are prone to bone spurs because of their incorrect posture, sedentary or long standing. Most bone spurs don't bother us, unless the long bone spurs compress the nerves, which may cause us to have symptoms such as paralysis of hands and feet, muscle atrophy, backache and so on. Sciatica, which makes people sit or stand, is caused by bone spurs in the lumbar spine. Long bone spur is a normal phenomenon of bone aging, but modern people often sit for a long time and stand incorrectly, which makes the intervertebral disc between vertebrae thinner and lose its elasticity prematurely, so the long bone spur of young people may be the premature aging of the spine. The cause of bone spur Bone spur is the result of hyperosteogeny. On the X-ray film, it looks like a sharp thing grows from the side of the bone, so it is called "bone spur". HealthlinkBC, a health information website established in Health Canada (British Columbia), points out that spur/osteophyte refers to the overgrowth of normal bones. If you squeeze or rub other bones, or soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons and nerves, it may cause wear and pain. Common parts include spine, shoulders, hands and buttocks. The growth of bone spurs means that bones have entered the aging stage. Just as the machine has been used for a long time, the parts inside will inevitably wear out. When the interosseous cartilage is subjected to long-term pressure or injury, it will slowly lose its elasticity and become thinner, which will wear the upper and lower bones. Bone will repair itself after wear, leading to calcium precipitation and hyperosteogeny. Kenichiro Nakajima, a plastic surgeon at Hachi Central General Hospital in Japan, said that if you have obesity problems or often have to stand for a long time, it is likely to bring a great burden to your joints, which will lead to articular cartilage wear and make your joints unstable. In order to increase our stability, joints will proliferate bone spurs to increase stability. For this reason, the places where bone spurs are easy to proliferate are mostly located in weight-bearing joints and bones with high mobility, such as knee joints and lumbar vertebrae. Bone spur type 1 degenerative cervical/lumbar spinal stenosis: Bone spur caused by chronic degeneration with age, but not necessarily with symptoms. Lumbar disc herniation: The fibers of the intervertebral disc or nucleus pulposus are squeezed, pressing the nerves, causing pain. Many people don't know the symptoms of bone spurs even if they exist, because most bone spurs don't cause symptoms. However, when bone spurs press other bones or tissues, or muscles and tendons are pulled and rubbed, these tissues may be gradually damaged, resulting in swelling, pain and other symptoms. In addition, the foot bone spur may also make the foot tissue proliferate to increase the buffering force, thus producing corns or long cocoons. The pain of bone spurs is often aggravated during exercise and relieved during rest, but if the symptoms affect the back, patients usually feel more comfortable when bending forward. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles points out that back pain and neck pain are the most common signs of bone spurs. In addition, the joints may be inflamed and swollen, and there will be pain when the back and joints are compressed. However, if the bone spur severely compresses the nerves, it may be difficult for the patient to control defecation and urination. Burning or stinging hands and feet, tingling when standing or walking, dull pain in neck, waist or lower back. A certain part of the body is out of coordination, muscle twitching, spasm, spasm, muscle weakness, atrophy and numbness, dull feeling of radial pain in shoulders, buttocks and thighs, and may spread to cause headache. Xu Shaoke, an orthopedic surgeon in Taiwan Province Province, also said on the website that there are three common symptoms caused by bone spurs: joint stiffness: due to the proliferation of bone spurs. Muscle atrophy, acid numbness: if there are nerves around the spur proliferation, it is likely to compress the nerves, leading to symptoms such as acid numbness or muscle atrophy. Pain: The reason of hyperosteogeny is cartilage injury, which may also cause pain reaction. Who will grow bone spurs? Bone spurs are common in middle-aged and elderly people, the strongest in history! Dr. Lin's book Pain-relieving Exercise points out that bone spurs are a normal aging process, and the older people are, the more likely they are to grow bone spurs. However, many young people are prone to bone spurs because of their incorrect posture, sedentary or long standing. Most bone spurs don't bother us, unless the long bone spurs compress the nerves, which may cause us to have symptoms such as paralysis of hands and feet, muscle atrophy, backache and so on. Sciatica, which makes people sit or stand, is caused by bone spurs in the lumbar spine. How to treat bone spur? Under what circumstances do bone spurs need surgery? According to the data of Starsai Nai Medical Center, bone spurs can be treated according to the severity of symptoms. If the bone spur only slightly or moderately compresses the nerve and spinal cord, the conservative treatment methods that can be considered are: injecting steroids at rest: slowing down the swelling and pain of joints, and the effect is temporary, and it needs to be injected at most three times a year. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkillers (NSAIDS): It can relieve swelling and pain and relax muscles for about 4-6 weeks. Physical therapy, joint manipulation: rebuild the body's activity ability and strength, improve the posture, and reduce the nerve pressure. Dr. Lin pointed out in his book that most patients with bone spurs do not need surgery as long as they do not oppress their nerves and cause symptoms such as low back pain and numbness of their hands. However, patients with bone spurs will recommend surgery if they have the following conditions: the pain caused by bone spurs exceeds 3 months and cannot be improved by taking medicine or rehabilitation. Muscle atrophy. Muscle weakness. Urine and urine are affected. If the above treatment fails, laminectomy may be needed to remove the bony spur surgically. Drug treatment: If the symptoms are not serious, the doctor may prescribe painkillers, such as aspirin, to relieve our pain, but it should be noted that drugs will not make the spur disappear, and may also cause a burden on our kidneys. Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation methods include hot compress, electricity, head traction and ultrasound. Hot compress can improve muscle ischemia by enhancing blood circulation; Electricity and ultrasound strengthen the blood circulation of deep muscles; Head traction can open nerve foramen, thus increasing blood circulation and reducing joint burden. Surgery: When the symptoms cannot be improved by the current two methods for more than three months, it may be necessary to consider surgery to solve the problem. Surgical methods are divided into the following three types. Decompression surgery: surgery to remove bone spurs that compress nerves. Spinal internal fixation surgery: by fixing the spine and cooperating with autogenous bone transplantation, the stability is increased. Artificial joint replacement surgery: If the joint has been seriously worn, it may be necessary to replace the artificial joint, and the joint function has been restored. Wear a back frame: The back frame can correct the joints and reduce the load of the joints. How to prevent bone spurs? The way to prevent bone spurs is very simple. Just pay more attention to your usual habits, such as avoiding bad posture and keeping the same posture for a long time. Develop a good habit of exercise, but avoid excessive and intense exercise, such as walking or aerobic exercise. Pay attention to your diet. You can eat more antioxidant ingredients, such as nuts, spinach, pumpkins, blueberries and sweet potatoes. Lose weight. Reference: HealthlinkBC, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Health Information Website of the Ministry of Health of British Columbia, Canada.