Degenerative disc disease is not a disease – it is normal aging of the spinal discs that separate interlocking spine bones (vertebrae). The gel discs can breakdown, bulge or break open, cartilage that protects the joint can breakdown, and there can be a narrowing of the spinal canal. Any of those...

Piriformis syndrome is a condition in which the piriformis muscle goes into spasms and causes buttock pain. The piriformis muscle is found deep and behind the gluteus maximus, it connects at the lower spine and runs to the top of the femur working to stabilize the hip joint. It assists with lifting...