What is degenerative disc disease?
It’s not a good name. It is not really a disease it’s more of dis-ease. You see, your discs are like shock absorbers between each vertebra. If the vertebrae are incorrectly positioned (subluxated), the motion segment (two or more vertebra) doesn’t move properly causing wear and tear on the disc. As abnormal forces apply undue stress on the disc it will eventually wear out, “bulge” or “herniate”. Here is a good analogy to help you understand – If a tire on your car was misaligned for 6 months and when you compared it to the others it was worn unevenly you wouldn’t assume that the tire “caught” the wear. It’s no different than a disc wearing abnormally due to a misaligned spine. You don’t ‘catch’ Degenerative Disc Disease. Have you ever noticed how some people shrink with age? A big cause of this is disc degeneration. Think about ityou have 24 discs, some as much as inch thick. Some of us may have up to a foot of our height attributed to our discs! If several of them are wearing abnormal
