India, Oct. 16 -- The work-from-home culture has made professional life more flexible, but it has also brought a growing health concern into focus. Backaches, neck stiffness, shoulder discomfort and hip pain are increasingly common among people who spend long hours working at their desks without adequate movement or ergonomic support.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Ashish Agrawal, Department of Physiotherapy, CK Birla Hospitals, Jaipur, explains how prolonged sitting and poor ergonomics contribute to musculoskeletal pain and shares practical ways to prevent it. (Also read: Getting 7 to 9 hours of sleep but still feeling exhausted? Pulmonologist Dr Shivani Swami on what your body could be telling you )

"The human body is designed ...