Bengaluru: Constant pain in the lower back, neck or shoulder may not only sign tensions but a much more serious condition – chronic pain.
With Covid-19 forcing people to work from home and in conditions that often do not guarantee good posture and regular exercise, experts say that they have observed that around 45% of the population (mostly under 45 years) in Bengaluru suffered Chronic back pain.
More than 40% of them have ignored this pain for months.
Pain specialists from the pain of the Intervention and Spine (IPSC) center, the Kerumian Center chain that offers chronic pain and management of chronic pain, said more than 20% of Indian adult populations suffer from chronic pain.
The prevalence is higher in women and increases steeply in all adults outside the age of 65, according to their survey.
They said that this might be the top of the iceberg because Indians usually understate health problems and prefer not to reveal their pain problems to others.
Dr.
Pankaj N Surange, Managing Director and CEO, IPSC India, said the joints and spine received nutrients and lubricated through movement and physical activity.
Although the lack of physical activity is always a problem among IT crowds, it gets worse with wFH settings, he said.
“WFH has increased the chronicity of the condition,” he said.
“Young children do not maintain the right posture while working from home and have caused an increase in the problem of the pain and back of the back.” Dr.
Om Prakash Gupta, the replacement of joints and spinal surgeons, said those who sit for hours must bring the streets of Fiveminute every hour.
“They can also change their work style from sitting to stand up.
The right posture and exercise goes far in preventing chronic pain,” Dr.
Gupta said.
Dr.
Swati Bhat, the consultant, said for the majority of cases of chronic pain, less invasive target interventions and targets (called intervening pain management) are better than open surgical methods, because this involves less risk and trauma to the patient.
Doctors also say paying attention to pain in such a way and fast interventions that alleviate pain reduce morbidity and improve the quality of life.