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Topic: Degenerative Disc Disease

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  Disease    Disc  
  Degenerative Joint Disease    Degenerative Disk Disease  

 
 
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 Expert Talk
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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Curve progression is often associated with degenerative intervertebral disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the spine in middle-aged or older patients or may be due to significant previously present undiagnosed or untreated scoliosis.
Initial diagnoses were degenerative disc disease in 13 patients, HNP in 5, spondylolis-thesis in 1 and spinal stenosis in 1.
I have degenerative disc disease and have been treated with antidepressants for the chronic pain.
Phuong Nguyen,
Exotic Dancer

Courtney, I had a herniated disc and degenerative disc disease protruding into the spinal canal causing the uncontrollable pain and pressure on the spinal cord.
Pete Trengle,
Bass Player

Animation of; o Lumbar disc herniation o Spinal stenosis o Spondylolisthesis Related information; o Anatomy o Lumbar disc herniation o Lumbar spinal stenosis o Degenerative disc disease o Isthmic spondylosthesis o What's a herniated disc , pinched nerve, bulging disc.
Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

This is study is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial comparing the safety and effectiveness of PRODISC total disc replacement to spinal fusion surgery in the treatment of discogenic pain associated with degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the lumbosacral spine.
Because there is little motion and a great deal of stability throughout the thoracic spine, this section of the spine does not tend to develop common spinal disorders, such as a herniated disc , spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, or spinal instability.
Clinical Trial--PRODISC Artificial Disc November 30, 2001 This clinical trial compares the safety and effectiveness of PRODISC total disc replacement to spinal fusion surgery in the treatment of discogenic pain associated with degenerative disc disease in the lumbosacral spine.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

A review of over 100 patients operated by Dr Osti between 1994 and 1996 with interbody cages for degenerative lumbar disc disease had demonstrated that these could be safely inserted in the vast majority of patients with only a small number of complications similar to conventional operations where no cages were employed.
Our fellowship offers intensive training in the diagnosis, operative, and conservative treatment of adult degenerative conditions of the cervical, lumbar, and thoracic spine, such as degenerative disc disease, disc herniations, degenerative scoliosis, spinal stenosis, and spondylolisthesis.
Degenerative disc disease in and of itself is a very common process and usually affects more than one level in the spine.
David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Degenerative disc disease affects thousands of Americans and subsequent low back pain health expenditures run into the tens of millions of dollars every year.
 
 
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Chelsea
2005-07-28 20:19:28
I have Deneneritive disk disase and spina bifita occulta. I am 21 years old and go through extream pain every day. my dad was in the vietnam war and thinks the reason for it is his exposior to asin orange if you know any thing about it please contact me at Zippichen@hotmail.com
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