SOME
FACTS In 1998
..
-
MORE THAN 16 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFER FROM SOME FORM OF BACK PAIN
- 8
MILLION HAD BACK PAIN THAT LASTED MORE THAN 4 WEEKS
- 2.5
MILLION SUFFERED BACK PAIN THROUGH THE YEAR
-
IT COST THE NATION £6,000,000,000 IN MEDICAL BILLS AND TIME
LOST AT WORK
- OVER
1 MILLION PEOPLE SUFFERED BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF AN INJURY AT WORK
- 31%
OF CALL CENTER OR COMPUTER WORKERS EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
- 57%
OF SUPERMARKET EMPLOYEES EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN
- PEOPLE
DRIVING OVER 25,000 MILES PER ANNUM TOOK AN AVERAGE 22 DAYS OFF
WORK THROUGH BACK PAIN
FOR
TRAIN DRIVERS THAT FIGURE WAS OVER 40 DAYS