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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Degenerative disc disease

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FAILED SPINAL FUSION

I started wit DDD while in the Marine corps. It progressively got worse over the years to the point that my sciatica nerve was being crushed between 2 of the disc's. In total they fuse 4 discs and removed the sciatica nerve from between them. Since then 3 of the 6 titanium screws have broken in half and there has ....

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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 (129)	3	76	42	4	4
Diet and Weight Management	Diet Management	4.0 (1)		1
Diet and Weight Management	Weight Loss	3.6 (5)		3	2
Drugs and Supplements	Aspirin	4.0 (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	Glucosamine	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Cortisone Injection	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Naproxen Sodium - Aleve - Anaprox - Naprelan	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Epidural	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Motrin - Ibuprofen	3.5 (2)		1	1
Drugs and Supplements	Anti-inflammatory Medication (NSAID)	3.4 (5)		2	3
Drugs and Supplements	Ultram Medication	3.3 (3)		1	2
Drugs and Supplements	Pain Killers (Analgesic)	3.2 (6)		1	5
Drugs and Supplements	Vitamins	3.0 (2)			2
Drugs and Supplements	Medical Cannabis - Marijuana	3.0 (1)			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	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	Strengthening	3.8 (4)		3	1
Exercise	Proper Posture	3.7 (3)		2	1
Exercise	Change of Sleeping Position	3.5 (2)		1	1
Exercise	Exercise	3.5 (2)		1	1
Exercise	Walking	3.3 (3)		1	2
Medical Devices and Equipment	Cane	5.0 (1)	1
Medical Devices and Equipment	New Shoes	4.0 (1)		1
Medical Devices and Equipment	Back Support Brace	4.0 (2)		2
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	Therapy Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation - TENS	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Spinal Decompression	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Range of Motion Exercises	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Ice	4.0 (3)		3
Therapy	Pressure	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Daily Meditation	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Individual Therapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Inversion	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Hydrotherapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Stretching Treatment	4.0 (3)		3
Therapy	Bed Rest	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Traction	4.0 (2)		2
Therapy	Micro current	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Visualization and Thinking Therapy	4.0 (1)		1
Therapy	Physical Therapy	3.8 (5)		4	1
Therapy	Heat Therapy	3.8 (5)		4	1
Therapy	Massage Therapy	3.6 (5)		3	2
Therapy	Rest	3.5 (2)		1	1
Therapy	Chiropractic	3.3 (6)		3	2	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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