How do you rehab vertabrae/disks?

Neck pain (couldn't move my head at all) forced me to see my chiropractor this weekend, and it wasn't good.  X-rays showed that two disks in my neck and one in my hips have degenerated quite a bit, and a vertabrae in my neck has old bone spurs on it.

Neck and back pain are nothing new, and what I usually do is just ice it and see the chiropractor until the pain goes away, then I'm back to the same old stresses.

This time I plan on visiting the chiropractor regularly after the pain is gone, but I also want to do whatever is necessary to straighten and strengthen my spine in the long run.

I know some of you guys have had a lot worse problems than me, so how about some advice?  What works?  Are reverse hypers really helpful?  If so, anyone have plans for making one?  Are any nutritional supplements helpful?  If glucosamine-sulfate is good for cartilege, is it good for disks?

Any help would be appreciated.

For what it's worth...

I had back pain quite a bit until I started drinking at least a gallon of water everyday.  The only thing I can think of is that being properly hydrated keeps my disks "lubed" the way that they should be... 

Water isn't the "cure-all" by any means, but it won't hurt you either...

You know what, I drink about 2 gallons a day, and I have never had disk problems.  I never thought that they might be related.

Good excuse for getting drunk, boys!!!  We'll just tell our wives or girlfriends that we had to do it because it was "therapy"...

Derk:  Ever consider getting a new matress???  May help with stiffness - soreness in the morning...  I bought one of those egg crate style foam pads you put on top of the matress and my lower back feels okay in the morning.