LUCKNOW, Feb. 19 -- Bad posture, lack of Vitamin D, obesity, and ageing can be the cause of chronic pain in adults, say pain physicians.

Apart from intractable pain experienced by terminally ill patients, a majority of the chronic pain patients come under the non-malignant category, with most of them suffering severe back pain.

A study published by the International Institute of Population Sciences in Mumbai stated that 36.7% of the above-45 and below-60-years population experience chronic pain due to lifestyle habits, and that number rises to 46% when speaking of the above-60-years population in India.

Pain physician at Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, in-charge of the state-of-the-art Pain Clinic and MIPSI (Minimally ...