What Causes Disc Desiccation?
Disc degeneration is a normal part of getting older. The anatomical aging processes make noticeable and verifiable changes in the vertebral bones and intervertebral discs in every human spine. These processes are typically nothing to be alarmed about and are generally completely asymptomatic. In rare cases, extreme DDD may elicit pain or even spinal instability, although this is certainly the gross exception to the rule. I get letters from patients everyday stating that they are surely the exception to the rule, since their doctors have diagnosed them with degenerative disc disease pain.
