Facts and Figures

Are you working comfortably? If not, you're not alone - almost half a million Britons are affected by RSI, and the number is growing each day. The following statistics released in September 2005 demonstrate the growing worry regarding RSI:*

• 448,000 British workers now suffer from RSI - a jump of 52,000 since 2001/02 - with rates in the North East soaring ahead of other regions.
• In 2003/2004, health and social workers replaced builders as the workforce most affected by RSI.
• 4.7 million working days in Great Britain (full-time equivalent) were lost due to RSI in 2003/04.
• Of those afflicted, each person took an average of 18.3 days off in that time.
• It has been estimated that the cost to UK industry from RSI is likely to be up to £20 billion annually.
• Every day, six people in the UK leave their jobs due to an RSI condition.
• 1 in 50 of all workers in the UK have reported an RSI condition.
• 80% of people will suffer from back pain at some point in their lives.

* All figures relating to number of days lost through RSI caused or made worse by work, and the cost to UK industry are sourced from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) www.hse.gov.uk, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) www.tuc.org.uk and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP).