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Degenerative Disc Disease

Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is the degeneration of the intervertebral disc of the spine. It can be a painful condition and can greatly affect the quality of a person's life. Though disc degeneration is a normal part of aging and for most people is not a problem, for certain individuals a degenerated disc can cause severe constant chronic pain.

Simple lifting is the most common trauma that brings on disc degeneration. After trauma the discs in the spine dry out and lose their ability to act as shock absorbers between the vertebrae. There is minimal blood supply to the discs so they lack the ability to heal or repair themselves.

With symptomatic DDD, chronic low back pain sometimes spreads to the hips, or there is pain in the buttocks or thighs while walking; sporadic tingling or weakness through the knees may also be evident. The same pain may be felt or may worsen while sitting, bending, lifting, and twisting. Chronic neck pain can also be caused in the upper spine, with pain spreading to the shoulders, arms and hands.

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