Back and Neck Pain: Dispelling Myths in the Pursuit of Relief- Dr. Ashutosh Sharma-The spine-Back & Neck pain specialist in Jaipur
BACK PAIN/ NECK PAIN For a vast majority of us, Back and Neck Pain is a fact of life. The timescale of it may vary, but it does visit each of us at some point of time in our lives. Fortunately , majority (90%) of them will resolve on their own in 2-3 weeks, during which symptomatic treatment and physiotherapy is the mainstay of treatment aimed at maintaining range of movement during the episode. Back and Neck pain is an epidemic of modern-day society and not surprisingly, conflicting messages are bound to contribute in spoiling the broth. The scale of the problem in a diverse society, with multiple professional contributing in the care, is bound to feed confusing and conflicting messages . The aim of this article is to present commonly encountered myths among my patients of back and neck pain. KEY FACTS In 2020, low back pain (LBP) affected 619 million people globally and it is estimated that the number of cases will increase to 843 million cases by 2050, driven lar