We often hear people say they have sciatica when they have lower back pain. That is a bit like calling any illness the “flu.” ...

An osteophyte is a bony outgrowth or “bone spur” that develops slowly over time in and around joints. Bone spurs often do not cause symptoms. They usually only cause pain if they impinge on ...

Haglund’s deformity is a bony ridge or bump that appears on the back of the heel ... A posterior heel spur can appear where the Achilles tendon meets the bone. It may be visible, and ...