Jul

Genetically Engineered Human Protein is Being Tested For Degenerative Disc Disease

ZeroSpinePain on July 13th, 2009

Genetically engineered human protein, known as rhGDF-5, is being tested to see if injections of it into the lower spine can provide pain relief and slow or possibly even reverse early stage degenerative disc disease. While the research is in an early stage, the possibility of recombinant human growth and differentiation factor-5 being able to [...]

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Mar

Understanding the Medical Terms for Back Pain, Part One

ZeroSpinePain on March 4th, 2009

Degenerative Disc Disease – While disc degeneration is a common part of aging, trauma to the spine can cause severe constant chronic pain. Many patients still are left with the wrong impression about what Degenerative Disc Disease really means. So let’s breakdown this compound phrase so we can better understand what exactly is being described.
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