Tag: discopathy
Cervical discopathy: symptoms, how to treat it?
Cervical (degenerative) disc disease is caused by wear and age and affects the discs between the cervical vertebrae (eg C5-C6). Summary What is the definition of cervical disc disease? Cervical…
Discopathy: definition, pattern, types, is it serious?
Lumbar, cervical, degenerative… Discopathy is a disease affecting the spinal discs. Explanations and advice with Dr. Jacques Amselem, general practitioner. Summary Discopathies include diseases affecting the intervertebral discs. We distinguish…
Lumbar discopathy: symptoms, how to relieve it?
Lumbar discopathy is the slow and progressive deterioration of the intervertebral discs, these little “cushions” acting as shock absorbers. When do we talk about L4-L5 and L5-S1 disc disease? How…