Bone spurs are not curable. They are a compensatory reaction, especially in the joints and spine, and can increase local stress through the growth of bone spurs if degeneration or trauma has caused a change in the joint or spine forces, or if the spine has increased its weight-bearing capacity. If the bone spur is a complication of impingement at the joint, such as painful impingement of the ankle or hip, the spur can be surgically removed to reduce the local symptoms, but it does not prevent the spur from growing, so the spur cannot be cured.