Seventy percent of the strength improves over one year. The pain should gradually subside. I've also been diagnosed to have reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Yes, it could be. Smoking has many ill effects, one of which is degeneration of the disc.
Nicotine causes blood vessel constriction that prevents the nutrients from getting to the disc.
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