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U.S. Degenerative Disc Disease Treatment; Helps to Manage Symptoms and Helps Body Adjust to the Damaged Disc

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  U.S. degenerative disc disease treatment may include occupational therapy, physical therapy (physiotherapy), or both, medications, special exercises, and surgery. Many treatments focus on reducing symptoms. It is a spinal condition caused by the breakdown of intervertebral discs. Unfortunately, there's currently no cure for degenerative disc disease, it's a lifelong journey of learning to live with neck pain, back pain, or other symptoms. Some people experience more severe or longer-lasting symptoms than others. Degenerative disc disease is most common in older adults. People (aged 40) experience some spinal degeneration. It is considered a normal part of aging, just as skin wrinkles and gray hair are. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, in the United States, around 40% of US population over age 40 years have at least one degenerated vertebral disc, increasing to 80% among those aged 80 years or older. The right U.S. degenerative disc disease treatment can