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India faces growing public health crisis as 47% of adults over 45 report chronic joint pain
Nearly 47% of Indians over 45 suffer chronic joint pain, prompting experts to call for urgent, integrated national pain management strategies.
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R Suryamurthy - Fri, 27, Jun 2025
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India is grappling with a significant and often overlooked public health crisis: nearly 1 in 2 Indians over the age of 45 lives with chronic joint pain.
Despite this widespread suffering, the vast majority are not seeking timely medical care, leading experts to sound the alarm about a growing "silent epidemic" that demands urgent attention and structured intervention.
A landmark study published in BMC Geriatrics reveals the alarming prevalence, with 47 percent of Indians aged 45 and above reporting joint pain and over 31 percent experiencing persistent back pain.
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