Don't let your chair trap you: A doctor's guide for sedentary people

Many people assume that only exercise leads to injuries. Yet physical harm can also result from inactivity. Elderly people often face degenerative changes in their joints and limbs, which may lead to conditions such as rotator cuff tears. For young people doing office work, long hours in fixed postures can cause a range of issues in the cervical spine, lumbar spine, shoulders and elsewhere.

Sports lovers may actively seek treatment to return to their favorite activities. But what about those who do not exercise regularly? Can they simply ignore their pain? In fact, sports medicine most often treats ordinary people with physical impairments and seniors experiencing age-related decline. It helps them live better lives, and "sports prescriptions" encourage them to start moving safely.

As Jiang Chunyan, vice president of Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, noted in an interview with CGTN: "You save a shoulder, you save a life; maybe you save a family." Far more than just enabling people to return to sports, sports medicine optimizes people's daily health and quality of life. Every doctor, therapist and coach will remind you time and again: start exercising. It is the simplest way to stay healthy.

Executive Producer: Zhang Jingwen

Producer: Yang Sha

Director: Chen Chen, Chen Qingxuan

Video Editor: Ruan Lingbo, Bian Yuan

Videographers: Bai Nan, Zhang Yuchao, Chai Shouyu, Wang Zihao and Kang Kai