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For Employers

Musculo-Skeletal Disorders (MSDs) are the most common occupational illness in Great Britain, affecting millions of people each year. They include problems such as low back pain, joint injuries and repetitive strain injuries.

What are the costs?

  • UK Plc: over £12 billion a year;
  • Employers: £495 a year in direct costs for every worker employed. Indirect costs are probably considerably more (CBI 2005 statistics)

How can osteopathy help?

Osteopaths are highly skilled practitioners who specialise in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and RSI. We can provide information on whether your employees should remain in work, go on modified duties or stay off work. We can then treat them and get them back to work far more quickly than they would under normal circumstances.

Below is an example of how having a musculoskeletal service at your workplace can significantly reduce costs and civil compensation claims and increase your productivity.

British Polythene Industries (BPI) employs 3,500 staff across 40 sites in the UK. In the mid 90’s they started risk assessment and kinetic handling training in order to reduce musculoskeletal injury levels. However, it was soon felt that more needed to be done to help injured employees return to work as quickly as possible.

An average of 26 working days were being lost for each MSD absence.

BPI engaged ‘Osteopaths for Industry’ who agreed to provide a ‘Musculoskeletal Injury Management System’ (MIMS) where every injured person being seen by a practitioner within 24-48 hours.

After an initial assessment by a registered physical therapist, with the employees consent, a detailed report is sent to BPI giving details of the injury, the estimated number of treatments required and whether or not the employee is fit for normal duties, restricted duties or not fit. These reports aid BPI in assisting the injured person back to work. The scheme does not discriminate between injuries from work or leisure, as any musculoskeletal problem could benefit from early attention or risk lengthy period of absence from work.

Business benefits

  • Over 80% reduction in the average number of working days lost due to MSDs
  • Only 16% of referrals to physio therapists had to take time off work
  • 70% of employees referred are fit for work, and 14% are put on restricted duties
  • A significant reduction in civil compensation claims

Health and safety benefits

  • A significant reduction in the length of time employees stay off work after they've been injured - from an average of 26 days absence to 4 days
  • The profile of health and safety generally has been raised, and the initiative has contributed to a more positive health and safety culture.

The cost benefits

In 2001, the initiative cost around £16,000. This was the cost of around 400 treatments (with an average of 3 treatments per referral).

Savings of £12 for every £1 spent

For every £1 spent on the initiative, BPI believes they have benefited from savings of £12. So, as basic costs in 2001 were £16,000, benefits of £192,000 were achieved. This was a saving of £176,000 in one year and has continued to return such large savings each year since.

 

 

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All our osteopaths are registered with the General Osteopathic Council, are members of the British Osteopathic Association and the Sutherland Society (Cranial Osteopathy) Brian is a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society.

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