A study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that employee pain, in the form of headaches, back pain, arthritis and other muscle and joint pain, have cost U.S. employers more than $60 billion a year in lost productivity. According to one of the study?s lead authors, the results suggest that many workers aren't receiving adequate treatment for pain, resulting in unnecessary workplace costs. It is suggested that employers concerned with reducing pain-related workplace costs launch workplace awareness campaigns about treatment options and invest in things such as properly positioned work stations or instruction on how to lift heavy objects
See "Worker pain costs more than60 billion a year, study finds", USA Today, November 10, 2003