This problem is evaluated in depth as it concerns back pain. The problems of living with the disease are explored in this five page analysis that makes use of ten bibliographic references.
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given to the topic of lower back pain in the popular press. There is much less energy devoted to the degenerative effects of disk disease at the other extreme
of the spine, an issue with which many people live daily. The purpose here is to provide an overview of the disease and some of the treatments available for
it. The Disease The most common symptom of cervical disk disease is pain in the neck or shoulder, with or without radiation
of that pain into other areas. A common feature of cervical disk disease, however, is that its effects also are felt in the arms and hands. Pain in
these extremities is less common than other manifestations of cervical disk disease. More commonly, individuals will experience tingling or numbness in one or both arms or hands, perhaps also
accompanied by weakness in one or both arms or hands (On-Call patient resources, 2000). There are other disk disorders that can result in
symptoms similar to those of degenerative disk disease (DDD). Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) and internal disk disruption (IDD) results in many of the same symptoms of DDD but have
other origins. Whereas HNP involves extension of disk material beyond the normal confines of the margin of the vertebrae on either side of it, "DDD involves degenerative annular tears,
loss of disc height, and nuclear degradation. IDD describes annular fissuring of the disc without external disc deformation" (Furman, Puttlitz and Falco, 2001). Either disk herniation or stenosis can
result in the sensory, motor, or reflex abnormalities that provide symptoms beyond and including pain in the neck or shoulder. No disk exists