When I was a child, there were always various advertisements on television for the treatment of bone spurs and bone hyperplasia, and the actors covered their knees, the pain was unbearable, and the pain disappeared after taking the drug.
It is precisely because of the influence of these advertisements that many people regard bone spurs and bone hyperplasia as a very serious disease, and even think that it is the real culprit that causes joint pain.
But are bone spurs really as scary as you think? What kind of existence is it?
The word "bone spur" gives people the illusion that a sharp and sharp bone grows in a certain part of the bone, which will constantly stimulate your body tissue, penetrate into the flesh, and make you feel severe pain.
But in fact, the so-called bone spur is a kind of medical term, its clinical scientific name is "bone wart", which is not completely composed of bone, nor is it a sharp as a thorn state;
According to the data available to the clinic, bone spurs are actually normal physiological changes caused by aging.
Because in the process of aging, all organs, bones and joints will gradually age, especially the cartilage of the joints will gradually degenerate, the cellular elasticity will become smaller and smaller, and the bones and joints will be worn unconsciously, especially the cervical and lumbar vertebrae and knee joints with a large amount of activity.
When damaged joint cartilage lacks blood oxygen supply, it is difficult to recover as before. The blood circulation around the joint cartilage is relatively strong, which eventually leads to the emergence of compensatory cartilage growth, in some ways, it is the precursor of bone hyperplasia, and it is also the mechanism of joint self-protection;
After bone spurs are formed, over time, the hypertrophic cartilage will gradually calcifiate, eventually forming bone hyperplasia. This is a manifestation of natural aging. Usually, the appearance of bone spurs indicates that your spine has entered a phase of aging.
However, it should be emphasized here that bone warts may not be the patent of the elderly, due to the changes in the lifestyle, work nature and form of mainland residents in recent years, many people need to sit for a long time, stand for a long time, and then be affected by incorrect posture, young people may also have early degeneration of the spine, resulting in bone spurs and bone hyperplasia.
That being the case, will bone spurs cause pain, and will they do harm without any benefit?
Bone spurs are a symbol of aging, and most bone spurs and bone hyperplasia are not obvious or not feeling. However, if there is a nerve root distribution around the bone spur, the bone spur compresses the nerve root, or directly compresses the spine, a series of symptoms may appear, such as body stiffness, pain, joint redness and swelling paralysis, muscle weakness, etc.;
However, this does not mean that the bone spur is useless, it appears itself as a mechanism for the body's self-protection, which can stabilize the joints and restore new hand balance. When the new mechanical balance of the joint is established, the bone spurs will naturally stop growing.
Bone spurs ensure the overall integrity of the spine and make the joint function more in place. Therefore, the existence of bone spurs has advantages and disadvantages, and the key is to see whether there are symptoms of compression or aggression.
Clinically, bone spurs do not need to be treated at all when there are no symptoms. Moreover, if the bone spur has progressed to the stage of bone hyperplasia, even if you take various drugs, you cannot make the hyperplasia disappear.
However, if the bone spurs are combined with other joint inflammation, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time and carry out related anti-inflammatory and analgesic treatment according to the doctor's recommendations.