Your spine is not degenerating.

Your spine is not degenerating, or any other scary word that makes it sound like its falling apart.

Its ageing.

Degenerative disc disease is not in fact a “disease” its a normal part of life, just like greying hair and wrinkles in skin.

When things age they look different over time.

Research in people with NO BACK PAIN show following % of people had signs of ‘degenerative disc disease’; that is loss of height and hydration, bulges, protrusions, fissures, as well as other markers of wear and tear.

37% of 20 year olds

52% of 30 year olds

68% of 40 year olds

80% of 50 year olds

88% of 60 year olds

93% of 70 year olds

So your disc bulge is not necessarily a lifetime sentence for back pain. It might actually be quite normal. If you need some help getting out of pain and back to the activities you love we’re rather good at that, book yourself in and lets get it sorted.