Comparison of IDD Therapy and Non-surgical Treatment for Low Back Pain Caused by Degenerative Disc Disease

Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic low back pain for \> 3 months due to mild to moderate disc degeneration, lumbar spondylosis, and facet arthropathy without leg pain based on the physician's history and physical and imaging studies * Over 18 years old * Able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Infection, neurological deficits, systemic disease that would affect treatment outcome such as inflammatory joint diseases; malignancies with involvement in the musculoskeletal system * Evidence of severe neural compression on imaging studies, i.e. spinal stenosis or large herniated disc * Uncontrolled mood disorder * History of drug or substance abuse * Lumbar spine pathology requiring surgical intervention * Previous spine surgery of the lumbar spine, except discectomies \>12 months * Improvement with similar non-surgical treatments in the last 3 months * Active litigation, workers compensation * Females whom are pregnant