GPs

Office-Related Pain:

It could be costing your practice around £100,000 a year…

LBP represents a significant element in the workload of general practitioners, with more than 7% of adults consulting with this condition during a year (McCormack et al 1995).

Office workers – one of the most vulnerable sectors of the workforce – appear high in the list of sufferers. These are the bare statistics:

• 51% of office workers are affected by back pain each year
• And 80% will have another episode within two years if they don’t make changes

These statistics are very significant to the national and general practice purse. In fact, LBP alone is costing the NHS around £480m a year.

And yet, office-induced back, neck and shoulder pain are caused by sustained poor postures, gradual stiffening of tissues and bad working habits. Deal with these and people have a chance to prevent further episodes of pain – and even protect themselves from pain in the first place.

… so, why not look at prevention, as well as cure?

Positive Posture: Online Help for your Patients

Positive Posture gives people powerful ways of dealing with computer-realted pain:

• It teaches them exactly how to protect themselves by working in good posture
• It gives them specific physiotherapy exercises to achieve joint stability and mobility whilst working
• It reminds them throughout the day to help maintain good habits
• It gives help and physiotherapy treatment advice for common pain problems that can occur, so people can act immediately they feel dysfunctional pain.

Because this is all online, it’s an effective first line of treatment care exactly when (at the first sign) and where (2 mouse-clicks away) they need it.

Good Habits for Life

This is not a quick fix. This is a lifestyle strategy that gives people the tools they need to take responsibility for their musculoskeletal health.

Poor posture can be controlled and regulated, preventing serious problems if caught early enough.

Importantly, the cost of providing this service will never be the prohibiting factor: to this I am committed.

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Please Take the Tour and evaluate the strategy for yourself.

For more details, ring me on 0844 209 8453