Sick of Back Pain?

Ever pulled a sicky? Wonder how many other people do? According to a recent study published by the Office of National Statistics it's quite a lot of us:

• 131 million working days were lost to sickness absence in 2011.
• This equates to 4.5 days off per person, per year!
• 34.4 million working days in 2011 were lost to musculoskeletal conditions - things like back pain, neck pain and upper limb problems.
• Minor ailments (like coughs, colds and 'flu) were the most common reason given for time off work.
• Per condition, musculoskeletal problems (like back pain and neck pain) caused the greatest number of days off.
• Self-employed people take fewer days off than employed ones.              (Office of National Statistics, May 2012)
  

So, since we chiropractors are the ones to sort out musculoskeletal problems, we're the ones to see if you have any aches and pains! Then again, we all need the odd 'duvet day'...

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