Sometimes, we disregard back pain, considering that it is the result of physical exertion, freezing or taking an uncomfortable position for a long time. We postpone the visit to the doctor, we use home remedies, ointments advertised on TV or painkillers. Degenerative disc disease and spondylosis is a condition in which natural, age-related wear-and-tear on a disc and spine causes possible pain, instability, and other symptoms. Most commonly it occurs in the cervical spine (neck) or the lumbar spine (lower back) as these areas of the spine are most liable to wear-and-tear or injury.