Young, hardworking, successful. But helpless against chronic back pain

Sanket Sharma took an hour-long brisk walk every morning. But for the rest of the day, the 29-year-old techie barely moved at all. Tight project deadlines made him sit at the desk for 9-10 hours, often with no breaks, with another 2-3 hours of sitting in a cab in peak Mumbai traffic for his daily commute.

He reached home tired, slouched on the couch and scrolled his phone till it was time for bed.