Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Degenerative Disc Disease: Prevention

How to Prevent it?


Like many diseases it can be prevented by good exercise and healthy eating. This will prevent gaining weight which causes a lot of stress on your back. Also not smoking and lowering increase risk by not doing heavy manual work will also help. But no one can prevent aging, which is another problem with the disease. But many doctors advise to try and take care of your back, and if you are having some pain to come in and get it checked out before it becomes worse. If you have a minor back issue, physical therapy and some pain medication have proven to help. So by getting diagnosed earlier than later can help you as well. Although you can never fully prevent Degenerative Disc Disorder, these measures can help lessen you chance of getting the disease. 

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