Feel their pain, and improve your bottom line
The key to a successful and healthy team is understanding their pain. Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions, such as back and neck pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome run rampant across all types of workers and the pain and its repercussions can grow exponentially, affecting more than physical health. Get ahead of the pain, and what follows, by supplying the tools necessary to treat pain efficiently and effectively.
Solving a painful problem
In order to address aches and pains that will affect your organization, you must first consider access. Physical therapy is recommended as the first line for treatment of MSK conditions but, 75% of Americans don’t live or work within reach of physical therapy care. Further, there are not enough therapists to serve the population of people who need MSK care. Unfortunately for some, access to physical therapy requires commuting and may also include having to take time off work, organize and pay for child care, or home management. Accessible and convenient care, adds another obstacle to overcome to get ahead of the ripple effect of employees’ pain.
Pain’s ripple effects
In addition to the barriers that arise surrounding access to care, MSK pain can influence the employee’s productivity and company healthcare budgets. Aches and pains can lead to lost workdays and decreased productivity costing companies as much as $300 billion dollars each year. Adults with joint pain see a reduction in productivity averaging 2.4 hours per week while those with multisite pain averaged nearly 10 hours of productivity lost per week. Presenteeism is also a problematic outcome when employees disregard pain and continue working. When combining all the contributing factors, organizations may see higher spend, less employee time and a reduction in quality work, but there are solutions that can essentially revert or avoid these issues.
A solution for many
Lucky for companies across the country, there is a fix for the lack of accessible MSK care that enables employers to get ahead of the pain. Virtual MSK care, such as Physera, undoubtedly plays an important role in closing the current access gap. The increasing access to physical therapy through remote care allows a modestly-sized network of remote physical therapists (PT) to have a huge impact on the availability of physical therapy for people across the country.
Employees and employers alike benefit from Physera’s virtual MSK programs and its access to care anytime, anywhere. It also encourages comfort in the workplace, saves direct medical costs, prevents future medical costs simultaneously and a 93% change in intent from RX, injections, imaging, or surgery to no additional care. Physera’s nationwide team of licensed physical therapists provide relief to employees from living a life full of pain or avoiding one. The evidence-based virtual physical therapy programs are individualized and managed by PT through the entire recovery program using only an app. Having continuous access to a PT, in real-time, empowers users to take control of their pain beyond the exercises. PTs suggest that in order to manage or prevent pain, users should also ergonomically charge their workstations, take breaks and stretch throughout the day.
Physera’s virtual MSK program can amplify your workforces health and well-being, preventing and treating head-to-toe MSK pain. Whether your employees continue to work remotely or are venturing back to the office, they can have continuous access to the care they need. Learn more about our offerings here.
