You may be able to prevent degenerative disc disease (DDD), or limit its effects, by making lifestyle changes to lower your weight, get more exercise, stop smoking, and more. Physical exercise is ...
Degenerative disc disease is one of ... this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in the United States.
Back spasms can be caused by overuse or poor posture. More serious conditions, like a lumbar disc herniation, low back osteoarthritis, or a lumber strain can also be to blame. Sometimes even stress ...
1 Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China 2 Department of Orthopedics, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical ...
Herniation of a degenerated disk frequently occurs without ... For this reason, references regarding psychologic aspects of chronic low back pain are believed to be relevant to psychologic aspects ...
Established in 2001, National Pain Awareness Month is observed every year to raise awareness about various aspects of pain, in particular, chronic pain, which can be completely debilitating. Otherwise ...