Degenerative disc disease involves the gradual ... Those affected may have chronic low back pain, stiffness, and radiating pain into the buttocks or legs, aggravated by activities that involve ...

Degenerative disc disease is one of today's ... this destructive disease of the spine routinely provokes low back pain, the leading cause of disability in people under age 45 in the United States.

I’m just 22 years old, I walked into the hospital expecting the usual answers for persistent back pain ... that I had never heard about in my life- degenerative lumber disease.

Dr Loo sees many people aged 18 to 35 with neck and lower back pain arising from degenerative disc disease. By age 35, one in three individuals will show signs of the disease on imaging scans ...