There are diseases and conditions involving the blood. The most common is anemia. An anemia is a condition in which the number of red blood cells (RBC) or the amount of hemoglobin (the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body) is below normal.
Symptoms of Degenerative Disc Disease. Degenerative disc disease may cause back and/or leg pain, as well as functional problems such as tingling or numbness in your legs or buttocks, or difficulty walking. Chronic neck pain can also be caused in the upper spine, with pain radiating to the shoulders, arms and hands.
Lying down often relieves pressure on your spine. One of the first symptoms of age-related degenerative disc disease is a tingling or numbness in your extremities. This symptom may lead you to believe the source of the problem originates somewhere in your limbs, since you have no pain or discomfort in your spine. The tingling, however, is a warning sign.