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I have degenerative disc disease in my l4 and l5 and in constant pain is there anything that can be done to fix it besides painkillers.

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Dr. Donald Alves answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Depends: Consider seeing a chiropractor who is a physical therapist. Other options are spine surgeon or pain mgmt specialist. Good luck.

Answered 3/15/2015

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