Degerative Disc Disease
Degerative Disc Disease
Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Disease is something that is very common. As people get older they experience some symptoms but, certain cases are worse than others. Allen Naylor is someone that suffers from this disease personally. He has had seven back surgeries in a matter of ten years of finding out he had the disease. He did receive passive treatment which has the benefits of taking away extreme pain by pain medication that is monitored by a doctor who specializes in back pain. Although this treatment works for the time being it does not have long lasting benefits. It is extremely painful for those who have DDD severely, and unfortunately he did. To this day, he still suffers from this disease and has a shifted life due to the things that he can and cannot do with his condition. This disease affects many people around the world, which is why finding the right treatment is important to help battle this disease.
What the disease does is harsh. It attacks the cushions in-between your spinal cord. These cushions act as shock absorbers between the bones of the spine (Cedars Sinai). Once a disc is injured the damaged is unchangeable. The discs itself cannot repair themselves without some kind of treatment (Cedar-Sinai). There are many changes in the back that can result to this break down of the discs such Osteoarthritis which is the breakdown of tissue that protects the joints(WebMd). There is also Herniated discs which is an abnormal bulge or breaking of a spinal disc. Finally there is Spinal stenosis which is the narrowing of the spinal canal which is what hold your spinal cord into place (webMD).
The older we get the more our body begins to show wear and tear from the experience we have had in life. This disease can also be used as a term for this. Some of the causes can consist of the fact that our disc start with being 80% water and the older we get the more they dry out causing them to not absorb shock as well
Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Disease is something that is very common. As people get older they experience some symptoms but, certain cases are worse than others. Allen Naylor is someone that suffers from this disease personally. He has had seven back surgeries in a matter of ten years of finding out he had the disease. He did receive passive treatment which has the benefits of taking away extreme pain by pain medication that is monitored by a doctor who specializes in back pain. Although this treatment works for the time being it does not have long lasting benefits. It is extremely painful for those who have DDD severely, and unfortunately he did. To this day, he still suffers from this disease and has a shifted life due to the things that he can and cannot do with his condition. This disease affects many people around the world, which is why finding the right treatment is important to help battle this disease.
What the disease does is harsh. It attacks the cushions in-between your spinal cord. These cushions act as shock absorbers between the bones of the spine (Cedars Sinai). Once a disc is injured the damaged is unchangeable. The discs itself cannot repair themselves without some kind of treatment (Cedar-Sinai). There are many changes in the back that can result to this break down of the discs such Osteoarthritis which is the breakdown of tissue that protects the joints(WebMd). There is also Herniated discs which is an abnormal bulge or breaking of a spinal disc. Finally there is Spinal stenosis which is the narrowing of the spinal canal which is what hold your spinal cord into place (webMD).
The older we get the more our body begins to show wear and tear from the experience we have had in life. This disease can also be used as a term for this. Some of the causes can consist of the fact that our disc start with being 80% water and the older we get the more they dry out causing them to not absorb shock as well
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