What is a spur? Why is the pain unbearable when it is clearly not a serious illness?

There may be many people in life who will face it? Bone spur? Many people will ask this difficult question. Why do I have bone spurs at such a young age? Did I make the wrong film? ? Or is it? Bone spurs grow on the joints, so will they plunge into the meat and cause particularly bad effects on the body? ?

It is normal for everyone to have these puzzles. Today we will talk about the topic of bone spurs. What is this mystery? Bone spur? What is this? How to prevent it?

What is a spur?

Bone spur? Also known as hyperosteogeny, it is a phenomenon that articular cartilage is worn and destroyed due to various reasons, which promotes the self-repair, hardening and proliferation of bones. It is also a natural aging phenomenon. Bone spurs are neither completely composed of bones nor as sharp as thorns. It is a lip-shaped hyperosteogeny at the edge and end of joints, so spur is not a disease.

How do bone spurs usually come from?

1, aging: aging is the most common cause of bone spurs. When the cartilage or ligament next to the bone is damaged by long-term pressure, it will gradually wear out and lose its elasticity. Without the protection of cartilage and ligaments, some degenerative changes will occur in bones.

2. Bad posture: especially the spine. Nowadays, people are particularly prone to hunch over for a long time because of work. The accumulation of these years will cause the curvature of cervical and lumbar vertebrae to increase, and the edge of the spine will often bear excessive pressure. Bone spur growth.

3, overweight: overweight will increase the load of the body and the load of the joints, causing excessive damage and fatigue of the articular cartilage, causing bone spurs.

What symptom can spur appear?

Most bone spurs do not cause symptoms, because some have no destructive effect. If some bone spurs are produced in bad positions, such as compressing blood vessels or nerves, a series of corresponding symptoms will appear.

1, Pain: The cause of bone spur is cartilage injury, which may cause pain to a certain extent.

2, muscle atrophy, acid numbness: If there are nerves around the spur, the nerves are likely to be compressed, leading to symptoms of acid numbness or muscle atrophy.

3. Stiffness of joints: Reducing the mobility of joints due to bone spurs will make joints more stiff.

How to prevent bone spurs in life?

1, avoid sedentary: sedentary office workers are especially recommended to get up frequently and do some activities to exercise their body joints, relieve physical fatigue and relax their body joints.

2. Exercise more: A good lifestyle is very important. Everyone can go out to exercise more on weekdays, especially the elderly, and choose aerobic exercise more, which is good for both body and mind.

4. Healthy diet: In some diets, beans, fish, nuts and other foods can be selected to prevent bone spurs. We don't smoke or drink, so we'd better eat less high-calorie and high-fat food to regulate some bad daily habits.

When bone spurs compress nerves or blood vessels and cause some knee joint dysfunction, we have to take certain treatment methods and means. In the face of some patients with mild symptoms, acupuncture and other Chinese medicine treatments are our first choice, which can help you relieve and relieve pain more quickly and effectively.