Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
by Back Rx India’s 1st Online StoreLumbar Degenerative Disc Disease: Lumbar
degenerative disc disease usually starts with a torsional (twisting) injury to
the lower back. However, the pain is also frequently caused by simple wear and
tear on the spine. Despite its rather dramatic label, degenerative disc disease
is fairly common, and it is estimated that at least 30% of people aged 30-50
years old will have some degree of disc space degeneration.
Lumbar degenerative disc disease pain and
symptoms: Will experience low-grade continuous but tolerable pain that will
occasionally flare (intensify) for a few days or more.
Pain symptoms can vary, but generally are:
1) Cantered on the lower back, although it can
radiate to the hips and legs
2) Frequently worse when sitting, when the discs
experience a heavier load than when patients are standing, walking or even
laying down
3) Exacerbated by certain movements, particularly
bending, twisting or lifting
The low back pain treatments associated
with lumbar degenerative disc disease is usually generated from one or both of
two sources
• Inflammation, as the proteins in the disc space
irritate the surrounding nerves,
• Abnormal micro-motion instability, when the
outer rings of the disc - the annulus fibrous – are worn down and cannot absorb
stress on the spine effectively, resulting in movement along the vertebral
segment
Lumbar degenerative disc disease diagnosis:
Following a review of the patient’s history and a physical examination, a
formal diagnosis of lumbar degenerative disc disease can be confirmed with
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment
Options:
An Exercise Program is essential to relieving the
pain of lumbar degenerative disc disease and should have several components,
including:
1) Hamstring stretching, since tightness in these
muscles can increase the stress on the back and the pain caused by a
degenerative disc
2) A strengthening exercise program, such as
Dynamic Lumbar Stabilization exercises, where patients are taught to find their
‘natural spine’, the position in which they feel most comfortable, and to
maintain that position
3) Low-impact aerobic conditioning (such as
walking, swimming, biking) to ensure adequate flow of nutrients and blood to
spine structures, and relieve pressure on the discs
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