DISH

What are the symptoms of DISH?

Some people have no symptoms from DISН. They find out that they have the condition when they have an X-ray done for another reason.

When people have symptoms from DΙSH, the most common ones are pain and stiffness in the upper back. People can also have pain in their neck or other joints, depending on where the bone spurs are.

Symptoms can also happen when bone spurs press on nearby organs or parts of the body. For example, bone spurs can press on the oesophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach) and other structures in the neck. This can cause trouble swallowing, hoarseness, or noisy breathing.

Bone spurs in the lower back can press on the bundle of nerves that run down the back. Pressure on these nerves can cause tingling, pain, numbness, or weakness in the legs.