Back Lower (Lumbar) Osteoarthritis - Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment

In degenerative disk disease disk wears off with age.

Most people's discs degenerate over a lifetime, but in some, this aging process can become chronically painful, severely interfering with their quality of life.

Exercise, including running in the absence of injury, has not been found to increase one's risk of developing osteoarthritis.

Pain seems to get worse with sitting, lifting, or twisting. It gets better with mild exercise such as walking or running.

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Lower back pain from rear-end collision

I was rear-ended about ten years ago and suffered some acute lower back pain along with the usual neck and should injuries associated with a rear-end collision. I spent several months in physical therapy learning how to strengthen my back and receiving massage therapy and stimulation by the use of a TENS unit. I have been on and off pain ....

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Degenerative disc disease

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Lifetime of Pain Leads to Trouble

I'm a man who has been very active all his life. I use to work in a coal mine and I did a lot of physical labor there. I was always on my feet and the job was very tough. I did this work for 30 years until I finally retired. As so, I've always had pain in my back. ....

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Category	Name	Average Result	Healed	Helped a Lot	Helped a Little	No Change	Made Worse
	All Treatments (average)	3.5 (148)	3	77	59	5	4
Diet and Weight Management	Weight Loss	3.6 (5)		3	2
Diet and Weight Management	Diet Management	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Percocet	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Neurontin - Gabapentin	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Methadone	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Celebrex - Celecoxib	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Aspirin	4.0 (1)		1
Drugs and Supplements	Cortisone Injection	3.7 (3)		2	1
Drugs and Supplements	Epidural	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Motrin - Ibuprofen	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Glucosamine	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Ultram Medication	3.3 (3)		1	2
Drugs and Supplements	Pain Killers (Analgesic)	3.2 (6)		1	5
Drugs and Supplements	Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)	3.2 (6)		2	3	1
Drugs and Supplements	Soma	3.0 (2)		1		1
Drugs and Supplements	Vicodin Medication	3.0 (4)		1	2	1
Drugs and Supplements	Darvocet Medication	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Vitamins	3.0 (2)			2
Drugs and Supplements	Medical Cannabis - Marijuana	3.0 (1)			1
Drugs and Supplements	Flexeril	2.7 (3)		1	1		1
Drugs and Supplements	Muscle Relaxants	2.5 (2)		1			1
Drugs and Supplements	Diazepam Medication - Valium	1.0 (1)					1
Exercise	Weight Machines	4.0 (1)		1
Exercise	Swimming	3.8 (6)	1	3	2
Exercise	Proper Posture	3.7 (3)		2	1
Exercise	Strengthening	3.6 (5)		3	2
Exercise	Change of Sleeping Position	3.5 (2)		1	1
Exercise	Exercise	3.3 (3)		1	2
Exercise	Walking	3.3 (4)		1	3
Exercise	Water Aerobics	3.0 (1)			1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Cane	5.0 (1)	1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Back Support Brace	4.0 (2)		2
Medical Devices and Equipment	New Shoes	4.0 (1)		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Ball	3.0 (2)		1		1
Surgery	Charite Disc Replacement Surgery	5.0 (1)	1
Surgery	Laminectomy - Discectomy	4.0 (1)		1
Surgery	Lumbar Spinal Fusion Surgery	3.0 (2)			2
Surgery	Gastric Bypass Surgery	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Visualization and Thinking Therapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Spinal Decompression	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Ice	4.0 (3)		3
Therapy	Range of Motion Exercises	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Pressure	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Daily Meditation	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Inversion	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Hydrotherapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Bed Rest	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Micro current	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Stretching Treatment	3.8 (4)		3	1
Therapy	Traction	3.7 (3)		2	1
Therapy	Physical Therapy	3.7 (6)		4	2
Therapy	Heat Therapy	3.7 (6)		4	2
Therapy	Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS	3.5 (2)		1	1
Therapy	Rest	3.5 (2)		1	1
Therapy	Individual Therapy	3.5 (2)		1	1
Therapy	Massage Therapy	3.5 (6)		3	3
Therapy	Chiropractic	3.3 (7)		3	3	1
Therapy	Acupuncture	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Ultrasound	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Tennis Ball Massage	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment	3.0 (1)			1
Therapy	Psychotherapy For Depression (Talk Therapy)	2.5 (2)		1			1
Topical	Icy Hot	4.0 (1)		1
Topical	Biofreeze	4.0 (1)		1

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