What are the treatments for elbow bone spurs

The situation of elbow bone spurs is relatively simple. Especially the elderly are easily affected and troubled by these problems. Physical therapy is more effective in treating bone spurs. Hot compresses and electrical stimulation can be used.

1. An orthopedic disease that the elderly are very prone to is cervical spurs, which has a great impact on the lives of the elderly. Bone spurs are very common among middle-aged and elderly people, and have a great impact on the normal life of some elderly people. Therefore, everyone is more concerned about cervical bone spurs. If the condition is more serious, everyone should consider using cervical bone spur treatment methods for treatment. In fact, only a very small number of patients who suffer from persistent pain and difficulty moving need to consider surgical treatment. Most people can simply use physical therapy.

2. Physical therapy such as hot compress, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, head traction and other methods. Hot compress is used to increase blood circulation in local pathological tissues and improve muscle ischemia; electrical stimulation and ultrasound are used to promote blood circulation in deeper muscle structures; head traction has the effect of opening nerve foramina, increasing local blood circulation and reducing joint burden. This therapy can only relieve pain but cannot treat bone spurs, so it is suitable for auxiliary treatment.

3. Drug treatment of bone spurs: If the symptoms are not very serious, you can use simple analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, sedatives and muscle relaxants or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesics. Oral medications are absorbed, digested, and decomposed through the gastrointestinal tract and finally circulate through the blood before they can be delivered to the local area. The entire process requires passing through layers of barriers to reach the lesion site, but by then the efficacy of the medication has been reduced to a minimum, so the effect is extremely slow and inefficient.

4. In addition, sometimes you can cooperate with professional physical therapists for massage and acupressure to achieve the desired effect. Usually, the best treatment is achieved by combining medication with physical therapy.