Treating back and neck pain
Neuro Spine and Pain Centre is part of a medical cluster that has helped establish Singapore's reputation in the healthcare industry
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AS THE the number of office jobs grew in Singapore along with the country's development, so has the number of people suffering from back and neck problems. Accompanying that trend has been a rise in the number of patients to the Neuro Spine and Pain Center Singapore at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.
"Back and neck pain used to be seen mainly in those who worked in physically demanding jobs like heavy industry workers and construction workers," observes Prem Pillay, the clinic's medical director and spine specialist.
In the past decade, however, executives have made up an increasingly larger proportion of the centre's clientele, as prolonged sitting, poor posture, frequent business travel and the overuse of computers lead to back and neck problems.
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