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Neck Bone Spurs Leaving You in Pain? Contact LSI to Learn About Your Options
If you are constantly fighting soreness in your neck, bone spurs could be at fault. These pesky growths can pop up out of nowhere and leave you stricken with unrelenting pain. Fortunately, patients suffering from the effects of a bone spur have a number of treatment options to consider—depending on the severity of the problem.
In the neck, bone spurs can present for a variety of reasons. Something as simple as the regular aging process can lead to their development, while more serious conditions like traumatic injury or degenerative disc disease can be at fault—it entirely depends on the individual. However, regardless of the condition, the physiological cause of bone spurs is the same. These little projections—which aren’t so much “spurs” as smooth tissue growths on the bone—develop as the body’s bone repair mechanism. In fact, bone spurs only become problematic when they begin to irritate nearby ligaments, tendons, muscles, another bone, or a neighboring nerve.
Common symptoms present in the neck caused by bone spurs include:
- Chronic local pain
- Stiffness or soreness
- Traveling pain radiating along a nerve
- Muscle weakness in the shoulders or arms
- Numbness or tingling in the fingers
The good news is that managing the pain from bone spurs can usually be handled non-surgically. In most cases, a physician will suggest a combination of anti-inflammatory medication, strengthening and low-impact exercises, and heat packs, which normally relieve the patient’s pain over several weeks. In the event that these conservative treatments prove ineffective, spine surgery may also be an option for pain relief.
If you are considering spine surgery to treat pain in your neck caused by bone spurs, contact the award-winning team at Laser Spine Institute (LSI) to learn about minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery. Our gentle outpatient procedures utilize the latest in computer and laser technology to treat the source of your pain precisely, thoroughly and quickly, helping you get on with your life pain free.