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Facing an aging spine

Aging is as certain as death and taxes. It is a natural phenomenon that no one is exempt. At the age of thirty, you can already feel some changes in how you feel and how you look. It is for adults only mentally, but there is a significant change in physical appearance. These physical changes often leave a lot of women aware and insecure, especially when it comes to their faces. Some get hysterical when they notice the fine lines on the side of the eyes or see a single strand of gray hair.

Rather than being bothered by the effects of aging on the actual physical beauty, women should also be concerned about how the bones weaken with age. As women age, the bone density decreases drastically. The pain is so usually feels in different parts of the body, including lower back. One of the most common causes of lower back pain, and also one of the most bone diseases misunderstood called degenerative disc disease or DDD. degenerative disc disease is not really a disease but a term used to describe the normal changes in the spinal discs with age. spinal discs are soft, compressible discs that separate the interlocking bones (vertebrae) that form the spine. Discs act as shock absorbers of the spine, which allows flex, bend, and twist. Degenerative disc disease can take place along the spine, but occurs more frequently in the discs in the lower back (lumbar) and neck (cervical spine).

Many patients with back pain caused for degenerative disc disease are wondering exactly what this diagnosis means to them. As we age, our intervertebral discs lose their flexibility, elasticity and shock absorption characteristics. The ligaments that surround the disc called the annulus fibrous become brittle and are easier to break. At the same time, soft gelatinous center of the disk, called the nucleus pulposus begins to dry and shrink. The combination of damage to the intervertebral discs, the development of bone spurs and a gradual thickening of the ligaments that support the spine can all contribute to degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine.

The pain usually occurs near the location of the affected disc. An affected disc in the neck area can result in neck or arm, while an affected disc in the lower back can lead to pain in the back, buttocks or legs. The pain gets worse with movements such as bending, reaching up, or twisting. The pain may start after a major injury as if one is injured in a car accident, or a minor injury, such as falling down stairs. You can also begin gradually to no reason known and worsen over time. In some cases, you may have numbness or tingling in the leg or arm.

Degenerative disc disease is diagnosed after diligent study of a patient's medical history, and the results of a physical exam. Your healthcare provider will ask about your symptoms, injuries or diseases, pretreatment, habits and activities that can cause pain in the neck, arms, back, buttocks or legs. Then, your doctor will give you treatment options that are suited to your physical condition. At first, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are prescribed. Exercise programs to strengthen abdominal muscles and spinal, improve aerobic fitness and reduce lumbar lordosis (swayback) are also needed to relieve symptoms. Surgery is offered only after physical therapy, rest and medications have failed to adequately relieve symptoms of pain, numbness and weakness in a significant period of time. Further treatment depends on whether the damaged disc has worsened in osteoarthritis, herniated disc or spinal stenosis.

People between 20 and 30 years may have already undergone some structural changes in their discs. As the aging process continues, the prevalence of DDD increases. There are a lot of pressure as we age and we continue to experience changes in our body, mind and emotions — all of which are just a natural process.

Being aware and at peace with the changes in life, we are better able to cope with the loss or decline in physical strength and beauty. You can still live healthy, normal lives as they age, as there are other actions we can do to prevent disease or reduce pain. In fact, would do well to accept the change because it is part of human growth, and if not grow, we are not really living.

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