Injuries from work can cause plain and debilitating symptoms such as pain, tingling and numbness. A worker may also familiar with reduced work productivity, temporary or permanent incapacity, inability to perform job tasks, lost time from work, and an increase in worker’s compensation costs. Such difficulties may result from work that includes lifting heavy stuffs, as well as from office work, such as sitting at a computer for long periods of time.

Musculoskeletal illnesses related to work are the important workplace injury in the Bowmanville. Chronic musculoskeletal conditions are a major cause of morbidity, disability, psychological distress, and sleep disorders. Musculoskeletal problems are the most common reason of chronic disability, with over 50% being accounted for by low back pain which is a complex condition, connecting contributions from personal and work related factors. The increase in work related back pain and incapacity occurs faster than any other form of disability.

Low back pain is amongst the most common medical complaints in the Bowmanville. An estimated 65% of low back disorders are work related. They have been reported as one of the most luxurious conditions for working-age adults. Ergonomic and postural systems of bending, twisting, and heavy lifting, and prolonged certain situations and actions such as standing, sitting, walking and motor vehicle driving have been related with work-related low back pain.