Most people that know me understand that I have dealt with Degenerative Disk Disease (DDD) for over 30 years.   When I first started showing symptoms , it was primarily neck pain and shoulder pain.   My Degenerative Disk issues are mainly in my Cervical spine and run down into my Thoracic spine.  (the neck and upper back/shoulders area) However, I do have it in my lower back as well. At this point, it just hasn’t manifested too severely in my low back.  Sadly, I didn’t seek out medical treatment for many, many years, simply because I was afraid of surgery. My mother has degenerative disk disease, so I knew what my future held.   
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