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Topic: Degenerative Disk Disease

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Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

But "back pain" is a general term referring to pain that can come from a variety of causes--including sprains, strains, degenerative disk disease, osteoporosis, facet joint arthritis, spondylolisthesis, a herniated disk, hip problems and (rarely) cancer.
Degenerative disk disease, herniated disks, facet joint arthritis, spondylolithesis, scoliosis are a few diagnoses that can affect your back and your enjoyment of life.
Many back and neck pain problems could be the result of bulging disks, fissuring, ruptured or herniated disks, or degenerative disk disease.

Luigi Pascioni,
Auto Mechanic

Approved for use in combination with the LT-Cage� lumbar tapered fusion device for the treatment of degenerative disk disease; see InFUSE bone graft/LT-Cage lumbar tapered fusion device and separate entry for LT-Cage lumbar tapered fusion device.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

T he painful mechanical instability of the lumbar spine associated with spondylolisthesis and degenerative disk disease is difficult to manage.
An MRI scan of the lumbar spine dated December 28, 1995, showed that Harmon suffered from degenerative disk disease.
Degenerative disk disease - see The Spine.

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