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Can surgery help degenerative disc disease?
I was diagnosed with degenerative disc disease just recently, and I'm currently taking physical therapy to help improve my condition. Would I need surgery for this in the future?
3 Answers
Likely not.
I am not a spine surgeon but I do not recommend surgery to any of my patients unless they have radicular pain (pain that radiates into the legs). Back surgery for back pain is not advised.
Surgery would be the last resort. It should not be inevitable. I would concentrate on all nonoperative treatment, especially physical therapy.