These "mini-traumas" are
nothing that you would notice if you were only performing the activity once or twice. Since you can't predict or always avoid the traumas of auto accidents or falls, you'll have to try and avoid the repetitive traumas in your daily life. The jelly-like substance inside the spinal disc becomes
inflamed and begins pushing its way out of the more fibrous outer ring. Finally, something has to give and the bone begins to collapse on itself. This is called a compression fracture. The visible signs of DJD can be seen on x-ray only after the process has been going on for at
least several years. Compression fractures related to osteoporosis are also very painful. This can lead to pressure on spinal nerves and lot of associated pain. We can narrow down this from all afflictions of the back that cause poor posture to just those that you weren't born with. DJD may also show up as the
result of a more traumatic injury as your body attempts to heal or just bad posture. Degenerative Joint Disease is also known as a "wear and tear" disease. A herniated disc is usually more painful. The trauma can lead to such things as
degenerative joint disease (DJD), herniated disc, and osteoporosis-related problems like compression fractures. This is usually the result of spinal joints not functioning as well as they should, cause them to simply wear out. In the chiropractic arena, we generally understand that most spinal conditions (that you aren't born with) are due to some kind of trauma.