He called it another tool to treat degenerative disk disease "in a way that is less invasive than some of the other surgical procedures."
Therefore, treating the underlying condition, such as a slipped disk or degenerative disk disease, can provide relief.
There is speculation that whiplash injuries can induce and accelerate degenerative disk disease.
These patients are then told by the neurologists that they have severe disk disease.
Kurt was born with a back disorder, which led to degenerative disk disease.
I was always athletic when I was growing up and degenerative disk disease is something people usually get in their 40s and 50s.
Beagles are considered a chondrodystrophic breed, meaning that they are prone to types of disk diseases.
I also have degenerative disk disease in my lower back from taking the corticosteroids.
The latter condition, known as sciatica, is often but not always caused by disk disease.
But Dr. Southmayd still uses heat as a treatment for a sudden attack of disk disease.