A leading cause of back pain and neck pain, degenerative disc disease is not actually a disease, nor does it necessarily get worse with time. While degenerative disc disease usually gets better with time, degenerative disc disease trials exist to further advance the treatment of symptoms from this often confusing condition. Strictly voluntary, degenerative disc disease trials may provide participants with access to new treatments, including medical devices or drugs, that have not yet been approved or released to the public for treatment of degenerative disc disease.