Handle with Care

There are an estimated eight million UK adults suffering from chronic back pain. In fact, the results of a 2018 survey of 8,000 chronic pain sufferers compiled by leading pain therapist Liebscher & Brachtsurvey show the extent of the problem, identifying that almost two-thirds of women experienced lower back pain, compared to 55% of men.

This not only makes life pretty miserable for sufferers but also has a huge impact within the employment market, with retail workers and labourers identified as the most at risk. Back pain alone accounts for 40% of sickness absence in the NHS, and overall, it costs the UK economy £10bn a year.