Arthritis & Rheumatism. 2006;54(12):3859-3867. Degenerative disc disease is one of today's most common and costly medical conditions. Marked by the gradual erosion of cartilage between the ...

According to Dr. Kenneth Palmer, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in spinal surgery at Houston Methodist Hospital, lower back pain can start off mild ... and Degenerative Disc Disease: Chronic ...

Degenerative Disc Disease As the years pass by ... and back pain in some instances. Mild cases might not need treatment, but regular monitoring is important. For children who are still growing ...

However, the most common height reduction was only mild. A similar trend of increased prevalence ... and how to modify training methods so as to avoid the long term sequelae of degenerative disc ...