Bone Spurs Treatment at Laser Spine Institute

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Bone Spurs Treatment at Laser Spine Institute

Bone spurs generally are not a major problem, even though the term itself sounds kind of intimidating. These growths, also called osteophytes, are actually smooth protrusions of bone mass, usually generated over a long period of time. Most people older than 60 develop bone spurs in the feet, hips, shoulders, legs or the spine, and more often than not, these protrusions remain undetected.

However, bone spurs that grow in the spine might indicate a degenerative condition, such as osteoarthritis, that could produce chronic neck or back pain. When a degenerative condition is present, the development of osteophytes on the vertebrae or at the spinal joints is the body’s way of compensating for the spine’s decreasing stability. However, this bone growth sometimes presses on nerve roots that branch off the spinal cord. When this occurs, it can produce symptoms like a dull ache at the site of the pinched nerve, as well as radiating pain, tingling, numbness or muscle weakness in other parts of the body.

These symptoms can usually be managed through exercise, physical therapy, pain medication or other conservative methods of treatment. However, when chronic, debilitating pain won’t go away, Laser Spine Institute (LSI) may be able to help. The award-winning surgeons at LSI have helped thousands of patients how to rediscover a life without pain through the use of endoscopic procedures performed on an outpatient basis.

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