{"id":1011,"date":"2015-05-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chirocure.com.au\/blog\/chirocure-clinic-uses-x-rays-to-assess-your-spinal-degeneration\/"},"modified":"2015-05-04T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-04T12:00:00","slug":"chirocure-clinic-uses-x-rays-to-assess-your-spinal-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chirocure.com.au\/blog\/chirocure-clinic-uses-x-rays-to-assess-your-spinal-degeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"ChiroCure Clinic uses X-Rays to assess your spinal degeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Example of an X-ray analysis for a patient suffering low back pain<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Degenerative joint disease, \u201cDJD\u201d, is basically wear and tear on the spinal bones and soft tissues, like the spinal disc. Degenerative joint disease can also be called <\/span>osteoarthritis<\/span><\/a>, or <\/span>arthritis of the spine<\/span><\/a>. Many people are not aware that they have degenerative joint disease of the spine as it can sit silently decaying the spine over many years.<\/span>
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WHAT IS ARTHRITIS? DR TANIA LESKI EXPLAINS\u2026<\/a>
<\/span> While arthritis of the spine may not always produce pain, often patients will notice decreased mobility of the spine and \u201cgrating noises\u201d in the spine called <\/span>crepitus<\/span><\/a> due to the changes in the spine as a result of osteoarthritis. Degenerative joint disease is not merely from the process of aging. Trauma and subluxation play keys roles in the formation of osteoarthritis.<\/span>
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Example of an X-ray analysis for a patient suffering low back pain Degenerative joint disease, \u201cDJD\u201d, is basically wear and tear on the spinal bones and soft tissues, like the spinal disc. Degenerative joint disease can also be called osteoarthritis, or arthritis of the spine. Many people are not aware that they have degenerative joint […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":868,"url":"https:\/\/chirocure.com.au\/blog\/osteopathy-chiropractic-for-degenerative-conditions\/","url_meta":{"origin":1011,"position":0},"title":"osteopathy & chiropractic for degenerative conditions","date":"17 May 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u200bosteopathy & chiropractic for degenerative conditions What is Degenerating Discs? What are the stages of degenerative disc disease?Degenerative disc disease can be categorised by 4 stages.Stage 1 is the least severe and stage 4 is the most severe. 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