Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) is the gradual degeneration of the discs that reside between the vertebrae in the spine. The procedure, using a laser and other tools, is then designed to shrink the bulges and seal the cracks of the degenerative disc.
Ladda Tammy Duckworth is an American politician and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, serving as the junior United States Senator for Illinois since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she earlier represented Illinois' 8th district for two terms in the United States House of Representatives. Before election to office, she served as Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs in the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and she was the Director of the Illinois Dep
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mrs Duckworth had her first daughter at 47, while she was serving in the House US senator and Iraq war veteran Tammy Duckworth has announced that she is expecting a baby girl shortly after she turns 50 in April. The news means she will be the first US senator to give birth while in office. Only nine other female have had babies while serving in Congress - all when sitting in the House, not the Senate. She is already the first ever disabled woman elected to the Senate, having lost both her legs while serving as a US army helicopter pilot.