India, Aug. 29 -- Joint has a silent but indispensable role in your daily movement. From bigger actions that take up much joint movement, like bending, walking, to even as simple as moving your fingers as you text, your joints are always working. But there are certain habits which may put a lot of stress on them than is natural.

And humans are anyway creatures of habit, slipping into patterns and routines day by day, adjusting to the initial discomfort, until the consequence that pops up becomes too severe to undo.

Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Vasudev N Prabhu at Apollo Hospitals, Sheshadripuram, told us that these habits may appear common as they are done routinely. He said, "Many of our daily routines seem harmless, but over time they can c...