Nowadays, many elderly people are found to have bone spurs during checkups, so many patients are always concerned about them and cannot let go of them. Today, I would like to explain about bone spurs. (1) Where do bone spurs come from? ”It is a phenomenon that accompanies the process of bone and joint degeneration. As we age, our bones and joints gradually degenerate, and when the bones and soft tissues come into contact with each other due to long-term pressure, tension, and injury, the cartilage between the joints gradually loses This degenerative change in the bones leads to osteophytes and the formation of “bone spurs”. “Bone spur” is like our wrinkles, as we grow older, the degeneration of joint cartilage, “bone spur” will naturally arise, so our elderly friends can not talk about “bone spur So the majority of our elderly friends do not have to talk about “bone spurs” to become pale. (2) How can I tell if I have a bone spur? It is very simple. An ordinary X-ray film can tell if you have a bone spur, for example, in the knee joint, you only need to take a frontal and lateral film of the knee joint, there is no need to do CT or MRI. (3) What should an elderly person with a bone spur do? First, reduce your weight. Excessive weight can accelerate the wear and tear of joint cartilage and cause uneven pressure on the cartilage surface of the joint, resulting in osteophytes. Second, appropriate exercise. Excessive exercise, especially in the hip and knee joints, will accelerate the wear and tear of joint cartilage, accelerating the formation of “bone spurs”, appropriate exercise can stimulate the joint fluid to joint cartilage nutrition, delaying the occurrence of “bone spurs”. Finally, the specific treatment for “bone spurs” in different areas is also different, which will be discussed in detail in the next article.