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I am on medication for severe secondary osteoporosis, will the medication help my cervical degeneration of discs?
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Not, need exercise: Intervertebral disc in the spine are made up of nucleus propulsus in the center surrounded by annulus fibrosus, and receives nutrients from the process of imbibition, which requires movements. Medications for osteoporosis, such as bisphosphonates, vitamin d, calcium supplementation, estrogen replacement, and biological agents target the bony matrix of vertebral body, not the intervertebral disc.
Answered 11/8/2014
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