How to Get Rid of Bone Spurs in Shoulder Without Surgery

A common question people ask is how do I get rid of bone spurs in my shoulder without surgery?

I don’t see how that’s possible. A bone spur is a physical thing. I don’t like to say things are impossible, but I just don’t know how you could do that right now with the current technologies without going in and removing them.

A bone spur is a physical thing in your shoulder and can often be associated with a rotator cuff tear. We used to think it was a cause. Now we know that they’re the effect.

You know you get a cuff tear, and you get this impingement. So, your body generates a little spur to try to protect itself. But we smooth that down with a little arthroscopic burr.

Fortunately, it’s a very quick operation—about two minutes. But if you have an extra bone in your body, you cannot remove it without physically removing it with an operation.