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Degenerative in medical terms means breakdown related to wear and tear.
The area around the topmost two lumbar vertebrae looks normal.
what does slight progression of degenerative marrow in the l5 - s1
Degenerative disk disease and arthritis are different conditions conditions.The cause of degenerative disk disease at this point is not understood, however having arthritis can contribute to its development.
means as you get older your spine slowly deteriorates, degenerative changes are just that, changes to your spine as a result of aging (mostly).
It means that there is fluid in the disc in the degenerative spine.
Degenerative changes usually have to do with changes in the body as it ages. These changes are usually things like arthritis and osteoporosis.
Mild degenerative changes of the spine means that there is some loss of bone in the spine. This can happen for many reasons.
The suffix in "degenerative" is "-ive".
Fancy words for arthritis of multi level of the spines.
"degenerative arthritis" and "osteoarthritis"
There is no remedy for degenerative or ostesarthritis.