During the year 2009/10, an estimated 1.3 million people in the UK were recorded as suffering from an illness which was thought to be work-related.
Musculoskeletal disorders, mainly affecting the back, upper and lower limbs as well as the neck, accounted for almost 50% of those recorded cases.*
Common occupational injuries:
- Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)
- Headache/migraine which can be caused through neck and shoulder muscles being overused whilst sitting for long periods at a computer or performing manual labour.
- Lower back pain from poor sitting postures.
Getting you back to work
Remedial massage techniques are specifically focused at treating the route cause of the problem which can help assist you out of pain.
* www.hse.gov.uk/statistics/injuryhealth.htm