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Causes of Bone Spurs include age, posture and trauma...but how
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What is a
Bone Spur and what causes Bone Spurs?
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What is a Bone Spur
Bone spurs, a.k.a. osteophytes, are small projections of
additional bone that normally appear along joints in the
human body. They are particularly conspicuous in older
people. A bone spur is not a sharp protrusion but is
ordinarily smooth in texture. Nonetheless, bone spurs
may cause pain by coming in to contact with other bones
or soft tissue. Spinal bone spurs may be problematical
because of the proximity of nerve roots exiting the
spine via neural foramen.
The majority of neck bone spurs are a normal and natural
consequence of the aging process and are a product of
the associated degeneration of the cervical spine. In
fact, in people in their sixties, cervical bone spurs
are actually quite common. Bone spurs may also be formed
by the body in response to a neck trauma or injury. What
is important to understand is that bone spurs, in
themselves, are not always responsible for neck pain
even when they are present on a neck xray of cervical
MRI scan.
What causes Bone Spurs
It is thought that the formation process of a neck bone
spur, whether through age, posture, trauma or a
combination of these factors, can be described as
follows:
When a cervical disc is damaged or begins to wear out,
the surrounding ligaments may slacken, creating an
excess of movement in the joint. To compensate for this,
the body thickens these ligaments in an attempt to hold
the vertebrae in position. In time, the thickened
ligaments have a tendency to calcify, resulting in the
formation of small pieces of bone known as bone spurs.
This process can cause compression or irritation of the
surrounding nerves, leading to clinical symptoms such
as: neck pain, radiating arm pain, tingling, numbness or
even weakness.
Surgery for Bone Spurs
Surgery for bone spur removal is normally
only recommended when conservative treatments have
failed or when the patient experiences weakness or
disability that can be directly attributed to the
condition.
Natural treatment for Bone Spurs
There are few conservative and non-surgical treatments
for neck bone spurs that actually target the removal of
the bone spur. Most treatments are aimed at reducing the
pain symptoms associated with the condition and include
NSAIDs (Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs), rest and
cervical decompression therapy. As well as prescription
medicines, it is also believed that certain natural
remedies may also have useful anti-inflammatory
properties. If included in the diet, these can reduce
the migration of white blood cells that are involved in
the inflammation and tissue damage associated with bone
spurs. Alternatively they may help inhibit Cox-2
enzymes, responsible for the production of the chemical
messengers (prostaglandins) that cause pain and
swelling.
Food supplements and therapies that do target the
non-invasive removal of the bone spur, often do so by
attempting to improve the health of the cervical discs.
Advocators of such treatments believe that the body will
remove bone spurs, if the disc is restored to its normal
function. Other therapies may focus on strengthening
and/ or balancing the muscles of the cervical spine,
whilst some prefer to treat imbalances of the whole
spine in order to achieve the same end: the spontaneous
removal of cervical bone spurs.
Supplements and natural treatment for bone spurs
include: apple cider vinegar; cherry juice, rose hip
extract and high calcium and mineral diets. |
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