by Gavin Moat | Apr 30, 2015 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
It is more likely that people suffering with lower back problems will have a spine similar in shape to our closest ape ancestor, the chimpanzee, and the findings could help doctors to predict who may be at risk of developing back problems, researchers say. The study,...
by Gavin Moat | Apr 27, 2015 | Causes, News
Mercury Legal is backing a campaign by the British Chiropractic Association (BCA), which is calling for a change in how people are treating their backs, to help combat the country’s increasing neck and back problems. New research by the BCA, which saw them surveying...
by Gavin Moat | Apr 20, 2015 | Causes, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
On Your Feet Britain, a new campaign led by group Get Britain Standing and the British Heart Foundation (BHF) is holding an event next Friday (24th April) encouraging office workers to sit down less and move around more. In the first event of its kind, the day will...
by Gavin Moat | Apr 14, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
A survey has revealed that backache is affecting more under-30s than ever – with over half battling constant pain. The British Chiropractic Association (BCA), who commissioned the survey, believes the increase could be down to more people using smaller gadgets in...
by Gavin Moat | Mar 30, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News
A new survey has found nearly half of female office workers and over one in three male office workers spend less than 30 minutes on their feet at work each day. In a study of 2,000 office workers, commissioned by the ‘On Your Feet Britain’ campaign, 45% of women and...
by Gavin Moat | Mar 27, 2015 | Causes, Compensation, News, Work Related Upper Limb Disorders
Mercury Legal is backing a new campaign encouraging office workers to stand up and move around more. On Your Feet Britain sees group Get Britain Standing teaming up with the British Heart Foundation (BHF) to tackle a whole host of health problems linked to sitting for...
