If the pain becomes persistent or severe, she takes painkillers. She needs them about once every three months. Dr Loo says most young adults with degenerative disc disease do not require surgery.

Degenerative mitral valve disease is common. Up to a quarter of patients with degenerative mitral valve disease may be asymptomatic despite having severe valve regurgitation. Current guideline ...

Sitting for extended periods can lead to serious spinal issues, including degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, and ...

The prevalence and impact of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) is unknown. We aimed to determine whether RVD assessed by echocardiography in routine ...

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 ...

A new study highlights a groundbreaking development for chronic low back pain caused by degenerative disc disease (DDD). Researchers tested a novel hydrogel called Hydrafil™, marking the first use of ...

Kuo-Pin Wu, a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, says that smartphones and screens have become fixtures in our daily lives, ...

Compared with changes seen in the normal population (non-athletes) as described in the literature, disc degeneration defined by the above criteria was found to be significantly more severe in these ...

An equally important reason for the early discovery of patients with "abdominal" hepatolenticular degeneration ... Disease as a Clinical Entity All 5 of the patients described above suffered from ...