cervical degenerative disc disease

I've heard of degenerative disc disease so this is the same thing but in the cervical (neck) region in particular I'm assuming?

kilg0retr0ut, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease causes neck and is the main cause of cervical disc herniation.


Cervical is the upper area of the spine that is affected. Degenerative Disc Disease is one most common reason discs herniate and become a problem if not managed correctly although it does tend to be more the Lumbar region that is affected this way.

The bony part of the spine is what 'degenerates' and then squashes down on the discs and this starts the 'bulging' and trapping nerves, causing pain.

From my understanding, it generally needs management and its a mixture of genetics and external stresses etc but as with everything, it has a spectrum of potential worsening.

This forum information post may interest you on  Cervical Herniated Discs. Inspired info post on Cervical Disc Herniation

Also here is a a forum discussion on Degenerative Disc Disease Inspired Thread on Degenerative Disc Disease

Considering the repetitive stress on neck all throughout a life, it's no surprise that in some stage anyone will experience neck pain. As long as we talk about cervical disc disease, it just goes beyond a normal neck pain. A degenerative procedure can cause radiating pain along with numbness and weakness in upper part of body. All effective treatments are based on accurate diagnostic of the disease thus your physician will read complete medical history, conduct various physical examination and test like X-RAY.

For DJ, I'm not in any significant pain...something else is causing my neuropathy and I feel the will not correct the neuropathy. I've also heard people often are worse off post surgery