PGI is organizing ICMR Seminar on Low Back Pain and its Management

By Tricitynews Reporter

Chandigarh 23^rd March:– In the course of development from a developing country to an industrialized society, adaptation to westernized life style is making India’s population more vulnerable to suffer from low back pain (LBP).

LBP arises when the muscles of the lumbar region are under fatigue as this is the region where most twisting, turning or bending occurs. Majorly, the interplay of individual characteristics, working conditions such as heavy physical work, awkward static and dynamic working postures, as well as manual handling and lifting and lifestyle factors contribute to 85-90% cases of LBP. LBP has unfavorable consequences in terms of pain and disability for the individual worker and also the family.

LBP can be relieved through simple measures. Mostly, these are ignored because of pill fixation among people. In majority of the cases, as is evident from studies around the world, simple exercises, on-site ergonomic modification measures along with lifestyle changes can alleviate low back pain.

In view of this, the Department of Anaesthesia & Department of Community Medicine, PGI, Chandigarh are organizing an ICMR seminar on Low Back Pain and its management for the employees of all medical institutes of Chandigarh. This is scheduled for 24^th March 2017 in the auditorium of the advanced eye centre, PGI, Chandigarh from 3 PM- 5 PM. Experts from Orthopaedics, Physiotherapy, Anaesthesia, Medicine &Public Health will be practically demonstrating measures like posture correction, exercises and simple ergonomic tips that they can adopt at work place and home to prevent and alleviate low back pain. These measures are easy to follow and if adopted in daily life have the capacity to reduce as well as prevent of low back pain in the long run.