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Suffering From Degenerative Disc Disease What Does The Term Cage Refer To?

hi, I am 51 yr old female w recent mri Jan 2014 showing collapsed disc. My orthropedic stated something about going through stomache like c section and build cage. I have never heard of cage . Can you explain? I have deg.disc. disease. Inherited from family. Thanks a lot !
Tue, 18 Mar 2014
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I have gone through your query.The cage your doctor said should be most likely Rib Cage.In case of degenerative disc disease can be managed with analgesics muscle relaxants and physiotherapy.Most of the people get improvement on these.If all these not helping then a surgical correction can be preffered.Hope this may help you
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Suffering From Degenerative Disc Disease What Does The Term Cage Refer To?

Hi Thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query.The cage your doctor said should be most likely Rib Cage.In case of degenerative disc disease can be managed with analgesics muscle relaxants and physiotherapy.Most of the people get improvement on these.If all these not helping then a surgical correction can be preffered.Hope this may help you Let me know if you have any further query.