59)Spondylitis striking India’s young
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_spondylitis-striking-indias-young_1647866
Shweta Arya was 29 when she first had a back problem. Ignored initially, her pain spread upwards and aggravated to a level where she was not even able to move her neck.
"Employed with an infrastructure consultancy, I used to work on a laptop with a bent neck," she said. Arya is one of the many young people suffering from spondylitis (a form of arthritis that affects your spine).
Doctors say a sharp increase has been noted in the number of young patients falling prey to spondylitis. Long working hours on the computer, a desk job, lack of physical activity, consumption of junk food and obesity are a grim reality today, and so are increasing back problems and spondylitis.
However, alarmingly the age factor with regards to spondylitis has come down by five years at least says spine surgeon, Dr Subir Jhaveri. "Current age group is between 25-40 years which is five years younger as compared to earlier times."
Orthopaedic and joint surgeon, Sterling Hospital, Dr Rikin Shah,says the popular term used for such pains is 'occupational and habitual hazards'.
"Youngsters in the age bracket of 25-40 years working in banks, corporate sector especially BPOs and KPOs are the ones who are most affected. Of the 10 patients I attend to, at least six complain of work related pains, especially back, neck and numbness in upper limbs which could lead to spondylitis in the future," says Dr Shah.
Nearly 40% patients who come to Dr Shah on a monthly basis are working professionals who are spondylitis patients.
Spine surgeon with Shalby Hospitals, Dr Pravin Saxena, saidshoulder, head and neck pains have become a common sight in the city.
“First, patients complain of shoulder pain which is followed by spasm in the neck or stiffness. I treat three to four patients a week for these problems.”
— With inputs from agencies
Published: Thursday, Feb 9, 2012, 14:31 IST
By Kinjal Desai | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA
http://www.dnaindia.com/health/report_spondylitis-striking-indias-young_1647866
Shweta Arya was 29 when she first had a back problem. Ignored initially, her pain spread upwards and aggravated to a level where she was not even able to move her neck.
"Employed with an infrastructure consultancy, I used to work on a laptop with a bent neck," she said. Arya is one of the many young people suffering from spondylitis (a form of arthritis that affects your spine).
Doctors say a sharp increase has been noted in the number of young patients falling prey to spondylitis. Long working hours on the computer, a desk job, lack of physical activity, consumption of junk food and obesity are a grim reality today, and so are increasing back problems and spondylitis.
However, alarmingly the age factor with regards to spondylitis has come down by five years at least says spine surgeon, Dr Subir Jhaveri. "Current age group is between 25-40 years which is five years younger as compared to earlier times."
Orthopaedic and joint surgeon, Sterling Hospital, Dr Rikin Shah,says the popular term used for such pains is 'occupational and habitual hazards'.
"Youngsters in the age bracket of 25-40 years working in banks, corporate sector especially BPOs and KPOs are the ones who are most affected. Of the 10 patients I attend to, at least six complain of work related pains, especially back, neck and numbness in upper limbs which could lead to spondylitis in the future," says Dr Shah.
Nearly 40% patients who come to Dr Shah on a monthly basis are working professionals who are spondylitis patients.
Spine surgeon with Shalby Hospitals, Dr Pravin Saxena, saidshoulder, head and neck pains have become a common sight in the city.
“First, patients complain of shoulder pain which is followed by spasm in the neck or stiffness. I treat three to four patients a week for these problems.”
— With inputs from agencies
Published: Thursday, Feb 9, 2012, 14:31 IST
By Kinjal Desai | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA
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