Bone Spurs

There are conservative treatments for early symptoms of bone spurs. Early treatment could include anti-inflammatory or muscle spasm type medications, chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture, or symptoms could even be addressed through injections with a pain management physician. One needs to consider surgical intervention for bone spurs when the spur becomes so significantly symptomatic that they can no longer tolerate or function with their neck, back pain, symptoms in the arms or legs such as the numbness, tingling or weakness.

At 360 Ortho and Spine, we specialize in minimally invasive procedures to treat these bone spurs. These procedures would include incisions near the neck or back that would be an inch or smaller. The muscle is split, therefore no muscle damage, no scar tissue in the muscle, less bleeding, less pain and quicker recovery. Once through the muscle we’re able to access the spinal canal through small windows, then we’re able to remove the offending bone spurs that are pinching the nerves or spinal curve. By removing them we create normal room for the nerve or spinal cord in the neck or back, and thereby eliminate the symptoms that the patient is experiencing from these bone spurs.