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Disc Disease
Path of Intervertebral disc disease
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Disc disease that is due to the normal process of aging | Degenerative Disc Disease |
| Can be caused by age, repeated stress and trauma, or DDD | Herniated Disc Disease |
| Most common symptom of intervertebral disc disease | Low Back Pain |
| If degeneration causes compression to this, bowel and bladder incontinence may occur, as well as erectile dysfunction | Cauda Equina |
| What are the parts of the intervertebral disc | Nucleus and Annulus |
| Other name for bone spurs | Osteophytes |
| What reflex is affected if there is a herniated disc at L3-4 | Patellar |
| What reflex is affected if there is a herniated disc at L5-S1 | Achilles |
| Narrowed spinal canal causing compression to spinal nerves | Spinal Stenosis |