The word “spur” always brings an unpleasant association! If you go to the hospital to take a picture, and the diagnosis report says that there are “bone spurs”, “osteophytes”, “bone flab”, etc., then it is not only unpleasant, but sometimes very worrying and even frightening. Many people say that bone spurs can stick to the nerves, and if they are not good enough, they have to be cut out with an operation. What should I think about bone spurs? Is it really like a beast of prey or an evil? In most cases, they are our best friends! This is a normal physiological phenomenon, commonly referred to as aging. Imagine a 50- or 60-year-old person’s skin is still as smooth and moist as a 20-year-old, that is not a monster? We can see the changes on the surface of the body at any time, such as dehydrated and dry skin, and then slowly wrinkles and age spots, but the bones hidden inside the body are also undergoing similar changes at the same time, such as osteophytes, bone fat, bone spurs, dehydrated or bulging intervertebral discs, etc. These medical descriptions are all about the phenomenon of “degeneration”, he In most cases, there is no direct relationship between the degree of bone degeneration and clinical symptoms. On the contrary, osteophytes grow out of the body’s own needs. During a period of rapid degeneration or heavy strain, the stability of the joint decreases, and if treated surgically, an artificial plate is placed to reinforce it, which is a fast-acting and “overbearing” method; if one can persevere until the osteophyte slowly grows back, the stability of the joint can also be reestablished, but it takes longer. This is the “king” method because it takes a longer time. During this process, the bone spur may grow in a bad position and irritate the surrounding nerves and blood vessels, causing clinical symptoms. Osteomalacia is good for rebuilding joint stability, it is like a “steel plate” that grows out of the body itself, so we should treat it well and never “get rid of” it easily until we have to. Instead, we should make friends with him, take the initiative to adapt to him through appropriate activities, and live with him peacefully, so that we will be able to build harmony with each other. At the same time, the degeneration of the tendons is different from the bones, first of all, it is a decline in flexibility, the original soft tendons slowly become hard, when you move, you always feel a tendon holding, tight, the joints become less flexible; sometimes there are also tendon knots, pressed on the pain is unbearable; of course, the strength of the tendons will also be weakened, from time to time feel the waist and knee weakness, can not stand, walk for a long time. Thus, it is due to the degeneration of the tendons and the chronic accumulation of damage, the loss of the protective effect on the bone frame, the weaker areas will appear clinical symptoms. Therefore, Chinese medicine starts with the treatment of tendons, which often leads to better treatment results. But, unfortunately, the current filming method is not fine enough to identify the tendon damage, even the MRI can only roughly see the intervertebral discs, spinal cord, nerves and some muscles and other tissues, so for a long time, people take it for granted with the “seeing is believing” mindset to put the whole account on the “This is a big misunderstanding!