"Degenerative Disc Disease and Lower Back Pain"

Degenerative disc disease refers to a syndrome in which a twisted disc causes chronic lower back pain. The injury weakens the disc and creates excessive motion in the joints of the vertebrae. This causes the tissues, fluids and nerves around the disc to become painful and irritated causing sever lower back pain.

Some disc degeneration is a normal part of the process of aging. For most people, degenerative disc disease can be successfully treated with traditional care. Most patients will experience low-grade tolerable pain that will occasionally flare up as a result of over exertion. The frequency and intensity of the pain that accompanies degenerative disc disease can be managed with an exercise program for the back.

Degenerative disc disease is one of the leading cause of Sciatica in the geriatric population. DDD is treatable but it is painful to try and do exercises of Degenerative disc disease. The lower back is the area where it is most common and lower back pain is the most common compaint.

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