Corporate Healthcare


Back pain will affect 80% of us at some point in our lives. The majority of problems are lifestyle related, and that includes the work place. Simple changes to the office environment such as the location of lighting, the pc and phone, and changing the seating can dramatically improve the health of your employees.

Some jobs can include numerous repetitions of activity whether it is lifting or just reaching for a phone the wrong way. Over a period of time this can cause the back to fatigue and can predispose the back to injuries. This can manifest itself as RSI, headaches, arm and hand pain.

Regular 'mini breaks' throughout the day, and changes to seating and lighting can alleviate the fatigue the body suffers from and subsequently keep the employee happy fit and well motivated throughout the day. Additionally free spine check assessments in the work place can be undertaken to ascertain the spinal health of employees.

Working Days Lost

In 2004/05 an estimated 452 000 people in Great Britain suffered, in their opinion, from a musculoskeletal disorder mainly affecting the back that was caused or made worse by their current or past work.

Each person suffering from musculoskeletal pain took an estimated 17.4 days off work on average in this period and one in six working days lost in the UK is due to back pain.

Cost to Employers

It is estimated that 4.5 million working days (full-day equivalent) were lost in the previous 12 months due to work-related musculoskeletal disorders which mainly affected the back.

The charity BackCare estimates that back pain costs the NHS, business and the economy over £ 5 billion a year.

http://www.hse.gov.uk

Spinal Chap Chiropractic Clinics are registered with AXA/PPP and most other healthcare providers. Please contact us for your free workplace assessment and spine check for employees using the form below, or print out the voucher below if you want to drop into the clinic in person to book an appointment.

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