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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Michigan
Posts: 1,424
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DDD is actually the drying out of discs, and everyone gets it. It not necessarily the result of osteoarthritis. You can have DDD at a very young age, and not have osteoarthritis. The discs dry out and then they tend to flatten, causing them to touch nerves & cause pain. They can even herniate. Also when the discs flatten, this causes the vertebra to "fall" closer together, so the disc space is narrowed.
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