When I had rotator cuff surgery two years ago, I worked with a physical therapist twice a week for several months. I had to do the therapy exercises every day. It took awhile to see results, but eventually the shoulder did heal completely. keep doing the exercises once a day.
Degenerative disc disease. Degenerative disc disease (DDD) describes the natural breakdown of an intervertebral disc of the spine. Despite its name, DDD is not considered a disease, nor is it progressively degenerative. On the contrary, disc degeneration is often the effect of natural daily stresses and minor injuries that cause spinal discs to gradually lose water as the annulus, or the rigid outer shell of a disc, weakens.
Definition of a bulging disc: Sometimes the disc does not actually rupture but bulges due to a weakening of the outer part of the disc that lets the inner fluid to push against the weakened wall and cause a bulge. Bulging discs are considered a normal part of aging. Bulging discs often cause no problems, but if a bulging disc protrudes against a spinal nerve root, back pain can result. A bulging disc is more susceptible tearing, and becoming a herniated disc. Definition of a herniated disc: A herniated disc is a rupture of the outer casing of the disc.