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Originally Posted by Dr. Smith
Well... no, and yes. DDD is a result of osteoarthritis. is also a form of arthritis. While generally associated with aging, arthritis can occur earlier in some individuals. Lifting whatever it was may not have caused the injury, but exacerbated it -- the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
Physical therapy is probably still your best bet, though you may get better results with a different (better) therapist.
Doc
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Thank you for your response. I have had knee pain (while bending the knees and particularly when squatting down or walking down/up stairs) for years, and my hands are always sore, too. I never considered arthritis, but that does make sense. So the mild bilateral facet arthropathy that is present in every disc is a sign of arthritis?
I don't know too much about arthritis. The degeneration of discs and the arthropathy can't be stopped, right? If so, that's sort of worrying, especially since I'm only 22 and already hurting pretty bad.