Can bone spurs be removed?

Bone spurs along the spinal column can cause some serious complications. For instance, osteophytes, at any location along your spinal column, can cause severe neck and/or back pain, restricted movement, radiating arm and leg pain, weakness in the extremities, numbness and, in some cases, disability. read more

If you have been diagnosed with spinal bone spurs, you may be wondering if bone spur surgery is your only treatment option. While surgery can be used to remove these excess bone growths — also known as osteophytes — to help relieve your neck or back pain, your doctor will likely recommend a series of nonsurgical treatments first to try to relieve your symptoms without resorting to surgery. read more

If your bone spurs are causing you excessive pain or other problems, you can have them removed. The most common method is open surgery in which your doctor makes an incision and then pulls back skin and muscle tissue to expose the spurs. read more

If your bone spurs are causing you excessive pain or other problems, you can have them removed. The most common method is open surgery in which your doctor makes an incision and then pulls back skin and muscle tissue to expose the spurs. He then chisel them down to your main bone. read more

Learn about treatment options for bone spurs (osteophytes) and back pain, including non-surgical treatments and spine surgery. read more

Surgery, such as a laminectomy, is designed to relieve the pain and neurological symptoms by removing the bone spurs and thickened ligaments causing painful nerve compression. The majority of patients who undergo surgery for bone spurs experience good results, often gaining years of relief and improved quality of life. read more