Causes and Sysmptoms of Bone spur

Bone spurs usually occur because of constant stress or abrasion of a bone for a long period of time. This can be because of Osteoarthritis or irritation and swelling such as tendinitis. Generally there is a coating of cartilage along the boundaries of bones where they come together to make a joint. In osteoarthritis, this cartilage layer becomes damaged, and the bones can rub openly against each other. New bone develops in reaction to the stress or inflammation. It is the bone's way of trying to become stable or defend itself.

Other Causes of Bone Spurs include:

Aging
Heredity
Poor posture
Disc and joint degeneration
Injuries
Low Nutrition in body
Structural disorder from birth

Condition that boost up the risk factor of developing bone spurs include:

Spinal stenosis
Arthritis
Osteoarthritis

Depending upon the body part affected, there are several symptoms of bone spur:

Neck

The bone spur symptoms in the neck include trouble in breathing and swallowing. Bone spur in the neck can make things actually complicated.

Knee

When it happens with the knee, there could be trouble in bending and lengthening your leg. A knee bone spur is generally falling in the class of overall "Feet Bone Spurs".

Shoulders

Bone spur symptoms also include an occurrence of restricted range of the shoulder actions. This is because the bone spurs can rub upon the rotor cuff, a tendon group responsible for the shoulder movements.

Spine

Bone spurs can push next to spinal cord or the nerves. That can result in deadness and pain in a specific area of the body controlled by that nerve centre. This deadness and pain could be one major symptoms of bone spur.

Fingers

Hard lumps under the skin on fingers, is the main symptom of a bone spur. Because of these lumps fingers become disfigured along with irregular pain.