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.
Home / Conditions Treated / Degenerative Disc Disease. Degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical (neck region) spine indicates that the intervertebral disc has undergone degenerative, wear-and-tear (arthritic) changes, which may or may not lead to significant neck pain and spinal problems.he physical findings for cervical degenerative disc disease are nonspecific. Patients may have cervical tenderness if the pain is severe. Often, the neck range-of-motion is decreased, but the neurologic examination is normal. Special tests such as the Spurling's test and Hoffman's sign are usually negative.