Osteomalacia, also known as bone spurs, is one of the diseases that cannot be cured, and the total clinical cure rate of various treatments is about 75%. Although the disease is not life-threatening, it is a very painful condition in which patients have to endure a variety of numbness and pain for a long time. Osteomalacia is an abnormality in which part of the bone loses its normal shape during physiological activity, such as growing spiny, lip-shaped, wavy, rounded, etc. It is a condition in which the bones are not in their normal shape. It appears to be an extra part, but it is actually a common physiological phenomenon in the human body. The knee joint is the best to develop, because it carries the entire weight of the body. When a person is walking, one foot is lifted and the other foot lands on the ground. At this time, the entire weight of the body is pressed on the joints of the lower limb (including the knee joint), and the pressure on the knee joint is much greater than on the other joints, which is the main cause of osteophytes. Bone spurs are generally asymptomatic and do not require treatment as long as the secondary lesions are not severe, but once the secondary lesions become more severe and clinical symptoms appear, they are transformed into a pathological state, which in severe cases can cause severe pain, deformity or paralysis. If pain, numbness, physical discomfort and other conditions are caused by the hyperplasia, they should be treated. The treatment is not to eliminate the osteophytes, because hyperplasia is a normal physiological phenomenon in the body, and as long as it does not cause pathological changes, it is possible to live peacefully with the osteophytes. If it causes articular cartilage damage, ligament softening, discomfort in some parts of the synovium and aseptic inflammatory manifestations, it should be treated. With timely treatment, it is possible to eliminate secondary lesions, reduce symptoms and achieve clinical healing. The principle of formal treatment is: “to control the development of osteophytes, soften the calcified tissue being formed, eliminate inflammation, treat secondary injuries, relieve pain, and achieve clinical cure.” Then adhere to the rehabilitation health care exercise to control the recurrence of the disease. When treating, some doctors say his medicine can eliminate or dissolve bone spurs and never recur, which is unscientific. If the medicine can eliminate bone spurs, won’t it eliminate the normal bones together! Preventive measures for osteophytes To pay attention to proper exercise, the following two aspects can be noted: 1. Avoid long-term strenuous exercise. Long-term excessive exercise is one of the causes of induced osteophytes. Long-term strenuous exercise can make the bones and surrounding soft tissues unevenly stressed and overloaded, thus leading to osteophytes. 2, appropriate regular physical exercise, to avoid long-term strenuous exercise, is not no need to exercise, on the contrary, appropriate physical exercise is the best way to prevent osteophytes. Because the joint cartilage nutrition from the joint fluid, and the joint fluid only by “squeezing” to enter the cartilage, to promote the metabolism of the bone. Proper exercise, especially the necessary movement of the joints, can increase the pressure in the joint cavity, which is conducive to the infiltration of cartilage between the joint fluid and reduce the degenerative changes of joint cartilage, thus reducing or preventing osteophytes, especially the hyperplasia and degenerative changes of joint cartilage. Post-treatment rehabilitation problems of osteophytes 1. Guide patients to correctly understand osteophytes. Make the patient realize that osteophytes are a normal degenerative change, and that every elderly person has osteophytes of different degrees, and that osteophytes, like other conditions, are subject to change, and that it is a pathological process in the human body and can also be a physiological process, not eternal and unchanging, but subject to various factors from time to time. Eliminate the soft tissue aseptic inflammation, most of the patients’ condition will improve, should build confidence recovery. 2, doctor-patient collaboration. Both doctors and patients should work together to give full play to the two positives for early recovery. Medical care to establish the idea of all for the patient’s service, and strive to improve the level of medical technology. Patients actively cooperate with the treatment, under the guidance of medical and nursing staff actively “self-treatment”, the patient’s enthusiasm plays an important role in the effectiveness of treatment. The most important rehabilitation principle to be mentioned is that after the treatment, it is necessary to significantly change, at least in the near future, the habits of one’s life before the treatment (e.g. stop dancing, tai chi, long walks, etc.). Many experts have pointed out that the name “bone spurs” is inappropriate, does not reflect the true characteristics of the disease and is easily misunderstood. It seems that there is something at the end of the bone that causes pain, and these spurs should be removed. In fact, this is not the case. Osteomalacia is not an independent disease, just like the graying of hair and wrinkles in the elderly, it is a normal physiological degenerative change. There is no need to worry about this and waste energy and money for seeking medical attention. It has been determined by laboratory tests that the bone growth is similar to the original bone structure of the body and has the same composition. If it is really possible to “eliminate” or “melt away” the hyperplastic bones, then all the bones in the human body will be digested at the same time, right? This so-called elimination treatment is just as horrible as trying to vaporize the patient! Some people mistakenly believe that the bone growth is eliminated because there is a slight difference in the x-ray before and after treatment. In fact, due to the angle, distance, and exposure, there can be slight differences in the x-ray images taken at different times of the day and at the same location. All the current treatment measures, such as physiotherapy, massage, acupuncture, massage, closure, traction, nebulization, Chinese herbal medicine and western medicine, have to some extent activated blood stasis, paralysis, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects, relieving the symptoms of pain and even normalizing the joint, but definitely not eliminating bone spurs. Even the purpose of surgery is to treat secondary lesions, unless the bone spur is causing obstruction to joint movement, and then it is removed, but the “bone spur” will often reappear in the future. Therefore, as long as the bone growth does not interfere with physiological activities, there is no need to pay attention to it, let alone remove it. However, it is necessary to actively and seriously deal with the development process and potential hazards of osteophytes, such as compression of nerves and blood vessels.