Degenerative Disc Disease Neck Pain: Signs and Options

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Even people without neck pain can have striking disc changes on MRI. Among healthy adults aged 60–69, reduced cervical disc signal, a marker associated with degeneration, appeared in 86% of men and 89% of women, according to an MRI study summarized in a cervical degeneration review. An abnormal scan on its own doesn’t explain why…

Stem Cell Injections for Neck Pain: A Patient’s Guide

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What if the most important question about stem cell injections for neck pain isn't whether the cells can “grow a new disc,” but whether they can influence the specific pain generator causing your symptoms? That distinction changes the conversation. Mesenchymal stem cells, or MSCs, do not become replacement discs, nerves, or cartilage. Their proposed role…