{"id":431,"date":"2016-06-10T21:15:48","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/flspinalsurgeon.com\/?p=431"},"modified":"2016-06-14T21:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-14T21:00:33","slug":"what-is-degenerative-discs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flspinalsurgeon.com\/what-is-degenerative-discs\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Degenerative Discs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CC6f5MU0AzI\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Disc problems can start from over-use, an accident, or just the wear and tear of daily life. Degenerative changes in the discs may result in damage that can cause pain.<br \/>\nWhen a disc degenerates it can have tears or cracks that lose water, which cause it to become thinner and provide less padding to absorb movement.<br \/>\nDegenerated discs can also bulge (herniate) and pinch the spinal cord or nerves, which causes loss of feeling, weakness, pain, or tingling down the arms and hands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disc problems can start from over-use, an accident, or just the wear and tear of daily life. Degenerative changes in the discs may result in damage that can cause pain. 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