How to manage degenerative disc disease without drugs?

"Degeneration" sounds like the spine is grinding away, but it is not literal wear like a machine part. More often the body has simply lived under one and the same load for years - sitting, slouching, no full-range movement - and went still. The discs are sponges full of moisture: under constant squeeze they slowly dry out and flatten, and you feel it as stiffness and a dull ache.

The good news: there is nothing in the body that cannot be revived by the right regular work. Take the pressure off a disc - and the sponge soaks up moisture and becomes springy again. Decompression of the body creates space and takes the pressure off, gentle movement wakes up everything around, and breathing calms the system that kept it all clenched. We work with the whole body, so the whole body comes back to life, not just one segment.

Recovery loves a regular, soft habit. Little and often, never through pain - and session by session the stiffness gives way.