{"id":740,"date":"2014-06-19T03:55:54","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T10:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/?p=740"},"modified":"2023-11-05T13:12:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T21:12:15","slug":"cost-of-musculoskeletal-disorders-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/cost-of-musculoskeletal-disorders-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Cost of Musculoskeletal Disorders On The Rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_812\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a style=\"outline-width: 0px !important; user-select: auto !important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cash_money_dollars_240x240.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-812\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-812 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cash_money_dollars_240x240.jpg\" alt=\"Cost of Disease Rising\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cash_money_dollars_240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.absorbentsonline.com\/spill-containment-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/cash_money_dollars_240x240-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-812\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Musculoskeletal Disorder costs rising<\/p><\/div>\n<p>When compared to other medical conditions, the cost of treating musculoskeletal disorders costs <em>significantly<\/em> more. And being that\u00a0musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common types of work-related injuries, this should serve as a real eye-opener to employers everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The term\u00a0&#8220;musculoskeletal&#8221; refers to any medical conditions associated with the bones, joints and muscles. The human body is a complex machine that relies on these elements to function properly. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not uncommon for workers to develop injuries and\/or illness in their bones, joints, and muscles, resulting in a\u00a0musculoskeletal disorder.<\/p>\n<p>Workers are often susceptible to\u00a0musculoskeletal disorders when proper ergonomics is not implemented. Sitting in front of a desk with poor posture for eight or more hours per day, for instance, may result in back pain due to the stress placed on the vertebrae.<\/p>\n<p>List of common musculoskeletal disorders:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lower back pain<\/li>\n<li>Osteoarthritis<\/li>\n<li>Sprain<\/li>\n<li>Gout<\/li>\n<li>Carpal tunnel syndrome<\/li>\n<li>Tendinitis<\/li>\n<li>Epicondylitis<\/li>\n<li>Fibromyalgia<\/li>\n<li>Rheumatoid arthritis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Currently, approximately 80% of all healthcare costs in Europe are associated with chronic disease and\u00a0musculoskeletal disorders. Dutch researchers wanted to investigate this phenomenon further, so they took a random survey of roughly 8,900 European residents, asking them various questions ab out their health and what (if any) medical conditions they were experiencing at the time. Respondents reported a wide variety of medical conditions, some of which included\u00a0musculoskeletal, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension) cancer, skin conditions and mental health problems.<\/p>\n<p>8.5% of the respondents surveyed reported having only a muscuskeletal disorder, whereas\u00a0as 6.1% had a muscuskeletal disorder as 1 of 2 comorbid condition, and 5.6% had a muscuskeletal condition and at least 2 other conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers discovered that healthcare costs were approximately 50% higher for respondents who reported having muscuskeletal conditions compared to any other non-muscuskeletal condition, disease or illness. And the more health conditions a person suffered from, the higher the healthcare costs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<em>Costs for an individual with 2 conditions \u2014 neither of which was a musculoskeletal condition \u2014 were twice as high as costs for a healthy person. But if 1 of the individual&#8217;s 2 diseases was musculoskeletal, healthcare costs were 3 times higher.\u00a0It is clear that the cost of delivering care to patients with musculoskeletal conditions is considerably higher than for those with other diseases<\/em>,&#8221; said\u00a0Antje van\u00a0der\u00a0Zee-Neuen, MD, from the division of rheumatology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Details about the cost of treating muscuskeletal disorders was presented at the\u00a0European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress in Paris, France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When compared to other medical conditions, the cost of treating musculoskeletal disorders costs significantly more. And being that\u00a0musculoskeletal disorders are one of the most common types of work-related injuries, this should serve as a real eye-opener to employers everywhere. The term\u00a0&#8220;musculoskeletal&#8221; refers to any medical conditions associated with the bones, joints and muscles. 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