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There is no cure for arthritis. The only avenue open to you is to strengthen the muscles surrounding the vertebrae to better support the affected joints,

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What is marked degenerative arthritis and disc disease mean?

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Degenerative facet and ligamentous arthropathy?

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What type of arthritis is degenerative and creates bone spurs?

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What does degenerative spinal stenosis due to right paracentral posterior osteophyte mean?

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Is it not a arthritis is a digerivative disease?

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You are 15 and have degenerative arthritis you also have torn and bulging disks in your back and neck you were wondering if you could have some sort of skeletal disorder?

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Is arthritis a form of degenerative disk disease?

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