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Are you are experiencing pain or weakness in your back? You may wonder it might be due to overexertion or from osteoarthritis. Sometimes osteoarthritis may also lead to the development of bone spurs in shoulder, neck, and back joints. Bone spurs develop as hard growths on the edges of bones and around joints. Some bone spurs may not cause pain but some of them may lead to back and neck pain.<br><br>Bone spurs are smooth, bony developments, mostly close to joints. Over the period they develop arthritis, joint pain, or joint damage. The feet, hands, knees, and spine regularly foster bone spurs.
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WHY DO BONE SPURS DEVELOP? • Bone spurs are most common in people 60 years or older, but younger people can get them, too. Osteophytes indicate the age of the problem, not the age of the person. Assuming that the spinal joint moves twisted and becomes stuck, the clock begins ticking. It might require quite a while before the main pointer, a roughened edge on the vertebra, starts to appear. • The spine consists of 33 bones to protect the spinal cord. The discs are filled with gel between the bones serve as shock absorbers. The discs also allow us to bend forward and backward and twist our backs in a variety of directions.
WHY DO BONE SPURS DEVELOP? • Bone spurs lead toback pain in one of three ways: • Joint inflammation: Bone spurs of the joints of the spine can make adjoining vertebrae grind against one another resulting in inflammation due to friction. The inflammation can prompt pain, stiffness, and different symptoms. • Compression of a nerve root: The development of bone spurs can cause narrowing of the neural foramina, where the nerve roots exit the spinal column. With less space, the nerve roots may become compressed. Nerve root compression can cause paresthesia (tingling) if they become compressed. If the nerve root becomes inflamed, pain may occur. • Compression of the spinal cord: Bone spurs can grow into the spinal canal, where the spinal cord travels, leaving less space for the spinal cord.
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF BONE SPURS? • Bone spurs may not cause any signs or symptoms. The X-ray may reveal the development of bone spurs. Sometimes, the bone spurs can cause pain and loss of motion in your joints. Some of the symptoms of bone spurs depend on their location, such as: • Knee : Bone spurs in your knee can make it painful to expand and twist your leg. • Spine : The bone spurs on your vertebrae can narrow the space that contains your spinal cord. These bone spurs can pinch the spinal cord or its nerve roots causing cause weakness or numbness in your arms or legs. • Hip : Bone spurs can make it painful to move your hip, even though you could feel the pain in your knee. The bone spurs can decrease the scope of movement in your hip joint.
HOW DO DOCTORS IDENTIFY BONE SPURS? • Without indications, you may accidentally discover a bone spur during an X-ray or other test for a different condition. • In case of pain, stiffness, and loss of motion your healthcare provider will ask about: • Your symptoms. • Your medical history and family’s medical history. • Rate your discomfort. • They would perform a physical examination and test your joint’s range of motion and strength. They may also recommend imaging tests, such as X-rays to look for arthritis and spurs or CT scans or MRIs to identify damaged ligaments or tendons.
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