Bone spurs and osteophytes belong to the same kind of disease, just called differently. Oral medications can usually be chosen from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), nutritive chondroitin drugs and other drugs.
1. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs belong to the first-line drugs for the treatment of bone spurs or osteophytes, and the main mechanism is to inhibit the activity of inflammatory enzymes and reduce the production of inflammatory mediators, so as to achieve the role of pain relief. Representative drugs such as ibuprofen, loxoprofen, meloxicam and so on.
2. Nutritional cartilage drugs: Nutritional cartilage drugs belong to the reduction of bone spurs or osteophytes cartilage damage drugs, the mechanism of action is mainly to improve the internal environment around the cartilage, increase the cartilage part of the blood flow, to achieve the role of nutritional cartilage. Commonly used drugs include chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine and so on.
3. Other drugs: Bone spurs (osteophytes) are usually accompanied by osteoporosis, so patients can also use vitamin D, calcium lactate, osteotriol and other drugs for calcium supplementation therapy.
If bone spurs or osteophytes are diagnosed, early and standardized treatment is recommended to minimize the adverse effects of the disease. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.