Ahmedabad: Covid affects the lungs and blood flow, and the next locking gives rise to work from home (WFH) culture which causes some other problems, the city-based spinal surgeon said.
October 16 was observed as World Spine Day to create awareness about spinal problems and treatments available.
Dr.
Bharat Dave, head of spinal surgery at Stavya Spine Hospital, said that a large number of patients who came with back pain and other spinal related problems came from a younger age group.
“A patient we saw recently worked with a strange posture for a long time and reached the stage where he needed corrective operation,” he said.
Dr.
Dave added that the spinal surgeon began to be trained on a real spinal model from Saturday.
“About 40% of patients with infection have a previous history of Covid-19,” he said.
Covid-19 also caused an increase in Tifoid instances and TB infections, said Dr.
Niraj Vasavada, head of the spinal surgery at the Shalby Hospital.
“Lower immunity because Covid infection causes other infections among patients,” he said.
“We, however, also connect the increase in neck, back and spinal problems with factors such as stress and improper posture.
Many have to work for a longer period in a foreign environment.” Dr.
JP Modi, a former hospital medical supervisor Civil and senior surgeon, said that the doctor saw many patients in the twenties and thirties with a spinal problem that was typical of senior citizens.
“Some are even needed operations.
The main problem faced by professionals is severe back pain and change in the shape of the spine,” he said.
“It must be done with a balance of work life truly Haywire, muscle fatigue, stiffness because it sits in the same position, and increases weight.” Experts say that spinal problems, especially lower back problems, increased manifolds in 2020 because of several factors.