Sayantan Majumder

Preventive and Curative Exercises for Knee Pain  Osteoarthritis  affects about 8 million people in United Kingdom and nearly 27 million people in United States and became the most common cause of knee pain. The other causes of knee pain includes injury (strain, sprain, tear, fracture) due to accidents, sports injury, obesity , repetitive stress injury and other mechanical or pathological problems.  Knee pain is a very common condition and a frequent problem presenting to general practitioners. The overall prevalence of knee pain in the population is approximately 19%. The incidence increases steadily with age. It is estimated that the overall prevalence of knee pain for men of all ages is between 15% and 20%. A study in the US showed that approximately 18% of men aged 60 years or more reported knee pain and  increases steadily with age.  The incidence of knee pain has been found to be slightly more common in females compared to men approximating to 20%. A study in the US sho

COMPLICATIONS due to COMPUTER USAGE Working for long periods in front of a computer is stressful to your body, especially when it’s included to your daily life activities. It is very easy to end up with neck pain , hand, wrist and finger pain , elbow pain, shoulder pain and back pain along with eye problems. Complications due to computer usage can be prevented by working in an ergonomically designed work station, maintaining good posture and regular exercises. Concentrating on the workplace ergonomics part; your work station mostly includes the computer monitor along with its other components assembled in a desk and the sitting arrangement. A good chair is an essential element of a computer workstation. The chair not only provides necessary support to the buttocks and lower limbs but also support the back and arms, while reducing exposures to awkward postures, contact stress, and forceful exertions. Use a chair with a backrest that is easily adjustable and able to suppo

Facts about NECK PAIN Neck pain   (or   cervicalgia ) is a common problem nowadays, with two-thirds of the population experiencing neck   pain   at some point of their lives. When your neck is sore, you may have difficulty moving it, especially to one side. Many people describe this as a stiff neck. A common cause of neck pain is muscle strain or tension due to mechanical and postural fault . Usually, everyday activities are to be blamed. Such activities include bending over a desk for hours, placing your computer monitor too high or too low, prolonged use of a computer keyboard, having poor posture while watching TV or reading, straining the neck by cradling the phone on your shoulder for too long , a strain from carrying a heavy package or suitcase on one side, sleeping in an uncomfortable position with your neck at an improper angle , or twisting and turning the neck in a jarring manner while exercising. Neck pain, although felt in the   neck , can be caused b

    Symptoms and Prevention of OBESITY in MEN       Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death . Due to the fast turning track of our lifestyle obesity has made quiet a place for itself in the population. Although women are more prone to weight gain due to various factors, men are not lagging behind ! Obesity has a different outlook in both the sexes.           According to WHO in 2008, around 10% of the male population in the world were obese. Their first sign of obesity is “potting of the belly or pot belly ”. Fat deposition is mostly in the lower and middle abdomen and sedentary lifestyle is the foremost reason for it. Long hours of desk work, especially on computers, high intake of non-nutritious food, lesser physical activities leads to development of more diseases like Diabetes Type II, cardiovascular insufficiency, gastritis, muscle spasm, joint stiffness, mental stress, which further contributes to obesity.   One might not gain weight due to comorbi

Wrist and Hand Pain Due to Computer Usage :  Computer is a vital tool in many different occupations today. However, long periods of work on a computer can cause musculoskeletal problems of the hands and wrists. Muscles and tendons can become irritated and inflamed by repetitive movements and awkward postures like bending the wrist while typing.  This is a type of “ overuse injury ”. A condition known as RSI (repetitive stress injury / syndrome/  repetitive strain injury ) or CTD ( cumulative trauma disorder ) developed from continuous low level stress on any muscle or joint causing overstretch of tendons which leads to micro tears  and cause the overuse injury. This is very common in wrists and hands because of the increased use of computers in daily life. RSI/CTD is difficult to treat. It often involves tendinitis of most of the tendons of wrist and fingers, mild carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as well as pain and discomfort at hand, wrist, shoulder and neck.   CTS

Bio-mechanical relation of normal body weight, obesity and pain Pain It is an uncomfortable feeling or sense (perception) which indicates that something is wrong in the body. Obesity    It is a symptom of poor nutrition. Obesity is a state in which there is generalized accumulation of excess fat in the body leading to a body weight of more than 20% of required weight. Obese v/s Normal  Obesity has become one of the greatest problems of this world today. Since 1980 15% of the population were`obese; by the year 2000 that number jumped to 27% i.e.; 77 million clinically obese ! According to World Health Organization ( WHO ) report, at least 17% of male and 15% of female in India is obese. Those numbers have increased 10% in just past 4 years and still growing at beyond epidemic rate. 61% people of U.S is overweight and that number, too has doubled since 1980. Now, how you come to know whether you are an Obese or not ? The scientific basis of o

Shoulder pain is a common condition which can arise due to many anomalies, like  Rotator cuff injury, Bursitis (sub-deltoid.sub-acromial), Tendinitis , Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid  arthritis etc. Apart from those reasons referred pain can also be felt at the shoulder area due to the conditions like cervical 4,5,6 nerve root compression, right shoulder pain due to gall bladder problems, left shoulder pain due to heart conditions and problems in thyroid gland, acromio-clavicular, sterno-clavicular joint. Diabetic people are very prone to suffer from shoulder pain. But the most common cause of shoulder pain that can disable you is Frozen Shoulder aka Adhesive Capsulitis . This is a condition in which persisting all day pain with restriction of shoulder joint movement are present together. What can cause Frozen shoulder ? If the normal shoulder joint movement reduces due to pain or injury or any chronic disease, then frozen shoulder can arise. The main causes can be categor