Degenerating spinal disks are often caused by chronic inflamed nerve roots at the same level. This can be easily understood by looking at the bio-electric phenomena involved. Inflammation is associated with an accumulation of negative charge (electrons). Since like charges repel each other, inflammation at a nerve root of the spine if close enough to the disk will drive away electrons holding the disk material together. So, if the inflammation is not adequately treated and lasts long enough, it will cause the start of a degenerative process.
Now a degenerative process can be easily slowed or stopped just by supplying electrons to the area as well as treating the inflammation. Some degenerative processes are caused by free radicals. That cam Be stopped by supplying enough electrons to satisfy the free radicals. A simple treatment for a degenerating spinal disk with imflamed nerve root nearby is to needle both and connect them in such a way ti cause the excess electrons at the inflammation tp be delivered to the degeneration thus treating both at the same time. I have done this several times and it does work reducing pain and tenderness at both points.
Not the damage thay has already been done cannot be readily treated with acupuncture as far as I know. However, I do use a technology called Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) that can repair some of the damage.