What is degenerative disc disease?

Answer 1

It is part of the natural aging process. It happens in elderly more often than in younger people but younger people more often show the symptoms. Typically pain. It can be caused by either a physical injury or from natural causes. Smoking is a common cause of this disease. There is very little blood flow in the spine so it has no ability to heal itself therefore typically non invasive therapies are common, with surgery being the only thing that will help. The surgery is very high risk and doctor's don't like taking the risk of performing the surgery unless you have symptoms of nerve root damage.
Degenerative disc disease is what happens when the cartilage in the spinal cord begin to lose strength and the discs begin to press against each other.

Answer 2

I have been diagnosed with degenerative disk disease, and two Doctors tell me the same thing, Im a smoker and that's why I have it. What prompted me to find out this information is a herniated disk at c6and 7. If you are a smoker, ya just got to quit like I did, although there isn't any gaurentee that stopping now will correct any problems you may have or will have related to it.

Answer 3

One of the causes of this disease could be the human age. As people get aged spinal discs break down, or degenerate, which may result in degenerative disc disease. These age related changes can include the loss of fluid in your discs. Also, it reduces the ability of discs to act as shock absorbers resulting in becoming less flexible. Loss of fluid also makes the disc thinner and narrows the distance between the vertebrae.

Answer 4

symptoms usually first appear as acute and have all the symptoms of a slipped disc and can cause sciatica. Pain on sitting , walking and standing that is relieved by lying down is a common symptom and the complete opposite from other types of Back pain when lying down is not advised. Sufferers usually can live a normal life and suffer only from sporadic flare ups, taking regular excersise and physiotherapy are good to maintain spine health.

Answer 5

Degenerative disks are caused by the body growing old over time. Pain commonly radiates through the hips, buttocks, thighs, and even in neck pain. There is a ton of information online, including on Wikipedia.com.

Answer 6

Mild degenerative disc disease is a disease that affects your spine. The pain of the disease usually affects your lower back and/or neck.

Answer 7

Multilevel degenerative disc disease is osteoarthritis at the joints between the vertebrae. this is generally a sign of wear and tear and is more likely with age.

Answer 8

What can you do for the pain to go away

Answer 9

Can you have surgery

Answer 10

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