Back pain has quietly become one of the most common health complaints today, often shrugged off as part of modern life. Many people accept it as an unavoidable result of sitting for long hours, poor posture, or simply getting older. Yet, specialists caution that not every backache is harmless. What may begin as minor discomfort could, in some cases, be the body’s early warning of a slipped or herniated disc. According to Dr. Dheeraj Batheja, Consultant Orthospine, Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, back pain shouldn’t always be dismissed as fatigue or bad posture. He explains that persistent or recurring pain might actually be your spine’s way of signaling distress. “When the pain refuses to fade, it could mean that a disc is pressing against nearby nerves, and that needs

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