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What is the difference between degenerative disc disorder and degenerative joint disease?
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∙ 13y ago
Discs are part of your Spinal Column. The condition you mention causes a curved back and poor posture.
Joints are elbows, ankles, wrists, shoulders, neck, finger and thumb components.
DJD is pain at the joint(s).
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∙ 13y ago
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What is a hereditary disorder that is caused by degenerative changes in the cerebrum?
Huntington's Disease
What is a hereditary disorder caused by degenerative changes in the cerebrum?
Huntington disease
What disease is a degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement?
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative central nervous system disorder with progressive loss of control over movement.
What is the bone disease degenerative disorder characterized by thinning bones?
osteoporosis
What is the medical condition know as Parkinson's Disease?
Parkinsons is a degenerative disorder. This means that the cells in your brain are dying. There are medical treatments that can aid in the slow down of the disease.
Is an example of a degenerative disease of the nervous system?
Alzheimer's disease is the example of degenerative nerve disease.
What is the difference between hypochondriasis and somatization disorder?
The primary difference between hypochondriasis and somatization disorder is that people manifesting the former are fearful that their symptoms indicate a serious disease(s), whereas those with somatization disorder typically do not progress beyond a concern with the symptoms themselves.
Is osteoarthritis the same as degenerative joint disease?
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease. However there are over a hundred different forms of Arthritis that range between degenerative diseases, Autoimmune disease chemical imbalances to viral and bacterial infections.
Is Huntingtons disease a hereditary bleeding disorder passed from mother to child?
No. While it is a hereditary disease it is not at all a bleeding disorder, nor is it only passed by the mother. It is a degenerative, neuropsychiatric disease that can be passed by either the mother or father. If the parent has it, the child's chance of inheritance is of the faulty gene is 50%.
Is degenerative disease inherited disease or genetic disease?
inherited
What about degenerative joint disease and foot pain?
I think you have RA mixed up with Osteoarthritis which is a degenerative joint disease that can strike any joint in the body. Rheumatoid arthritis is an Auto immune disorder that attack cartilage bone and muscle around joints as well as other parts and organs of the body.
What is Clark's disease?
It is a fictional disease from Star Trek.From the Star Trek Wiki, Memory-Alpha:Clarke's Disease (also calledClarke's Syndrome) is a progressive, degenerative disorder of the humanbrain. Symptoms include hallucinations and (in the terminal stage) severe pain. The disorder is ultimately fatal, and incurable as of the 22nd century.The disease itself does not exist as far as I can tell.
