A doctor examines a patient with osteoarthritis, whose legs have become deformed because of untreated knee joint degeneration, at a hospital in Vietnam. Doctors in major Vietnamese cities say they are seeing more patients in their 20s and 30s complaining of chronic back, neck and knee pain, with imaging tests revealing early degeneration of the spine or joints. “The number of young patients has clearly increased, especially among office workers,” said Le Nhat Duy, a doctor at the hospital. “Many young people keep exercising despite pain, turning minor injuries into chronic damage that is much harder to treat,” he said. The WHO recommends adults engage in at least 150 minutes of physical activity per week, and doctors advise regular movement breaks, proper warm-ups before exercise and early medical evaluation if joint pain persists for more than two weeks.

Source: Tuoitre News December 22, 2025 06:51 UTC