Neck and Back Pain Slowing You Down? Ayurveda Has a Time-Tested Answer
Mumbai mornings are brutal — a 45-minute commute crammed into a local train, head bent over a phone, shoulders hunched against strangers. By the time you reach your desk in Andheri, the stiffness in your neck has already set in. For thousands of Mumbaikars, that stiffness is not just fatigue. It is spondylosis — a degenerative condition of the spine that most people either ignore or mask with painkillers. That cycle of denial and dependency rarely ends well. What Exactly Is Spondylosis — and Why Does It Hit Urban Indians Hard? Spondylosis is the gradual wear and tear of the vertebrae and the discs between them. Cervical spondylosis targets the neck, lumbar spondylosis attacks the lower back. Prolonged sitting, bad posture, sedentary desk jobs, and the daily jolt of Mumbai's potholes all accelerate the damage. Symptoms range from a nagging ache to sharp radiating pain, numbness in the arms or legs, and in advanced stages, significant loss of mobility. Conventiona...