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A member asked:
Wat other treatment are there for degenerative disc apart from surgery n injections n theraphy?
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Not really: Therapy, injections and surgery are typically the options for back pain and disc disease.
Answered 9/7/2014
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THINK: MRI's hAVE BEEN DONE ON NORMAL PATIENTS WITH NO BACK HISTORY AND MOST HAD EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION. i TELL PATIENTS" MANAGE IT OR IT WILL MANAGE YOU.. exercise, YOGA, MASSAGE, ACUPUNCTURE, WHAT EVER WORKS FOR YOU IS FINE.
Answered 4/24/2015
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