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Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones

… Weight-Bearing Exercises to Maintain Healthy Bones On this page: Overview Overview … help you prevent osteoporosis . They help you build strong bones as a young person. And they help you maintain your bone thickness (density) as an adult. But if you stop …

Spinal X-Ray

… spinal fractures, infections, dislocations, tumours, bone spurs, or disc disease. Spinal X-rays are also done to check … spine X-ray. It takes pictures of the 7 neck (cervical) bones. Thoracic spine X-ray. It takes pictures of the 12 …

Mucous Cyst Ganglions

… with surgery. The ganglion may return after treatment. Bone spurs (small, bony growths that form along a joint) are … present in the joint next to a mucous cyst. Removing the bone spurs may make it less likely that the cyst will …

Degenerative Disc Disease

… age. Spinal discs are small, spongy discs that separate the bones (vertebrae) that make up the spine. The discs act as … This leads to less padding and less space between the bones in the spine. The body reacts to this by making bony growths on the spine called bone spurs. These spurs can press on the spinal nerve roots or …

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

… back, known as the lumbar area. The spine is made up of bones called vertebrae. The spinal cord runs through an opening in the bones called the spinal canal. Sometimes bones and tissue … include thickening of soft tissues, development of bony spurs, and the slow breakdown of spinal discs and joints …

Spinal Decompression for Neck Pain

… relieve the pressure, your doctor may remove: Bony growths (bone spurs or osteophytes) and fibrous tissue that are narrowing … that pushes into the spinal canal. In some cases, after bone and disc material are removed, the affected bone ( …

Sciatica

… the narrowing of the spinal canal ( spinal stenosis ), bone spurs (small, bony growths that form along joints) caused by … cases. Back Problems and Injuries Bone Spur Degenerative Disc Disease Low Back Pain Lumbar …

Lumbar Spondylosis

… spondylosis? Spondylosis is age-related change of the bones (vertebrae) and discs of the spine. These changes are … What causes it? As your body ages, the discs between the bones of the spine become stiffer and can break down. The bones also wear down and can grow bone spurs. What are the symptoms? There are often no symptoms. …

Cervical Spondylosis

Rotator Cuff Tendon Impingement

… Information Overview Impingement occurs when inflammation, bone spurs, or fluid buildup causes a rotator cuff tendon to be squeezed and rub against a bone. Every time you raise your arm above your head, the …