According to the most recent information available;*
Thirteen percent of the total workforce experienced a loss in productive time during a 2-week period due to a common pain condition. The issues listed included: headache, back pain, arthritis pain, and other musculoskeletal pain.
Lost productive time from common pain conditions among active workers costs an estimated $61.2 billion per year. The majority (76.6%) of the lost productive time was explained by reduced performance while at work and not work absence.
Pain is a significantly common and disabling condition in the US workforce.
All of the issues listed are are treatable or at least manageable through massage & bodywork.
*JAMA Vol 290, No 18. Nov 12, 2003http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/290/18/2443
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