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A bone spur (osteophyte) is a bony growth formed on normal bone. It’s usually smooth, but it can cause wear and tear or pain if it presses or rubs on other bones or soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons, or nerves in the body.
How do members experience bone spurs?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bone spurs*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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A bone spur (osteophyte) is a bony growth formed on normal bone. It’s usually smooth, but it can cause wear and tear or pain if it presses or rubs on other bones or soft tissues such as ligaments, tendons, or nerves in the body.
Common symptoms reported by people with bone spurs
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bone spurs
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Compare treatments taken by people with bone spurs
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have bone spurs through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with bone spurs? Members in the forum might have the answers.