Employees back pain costs an average of 440 dollars (not counting lost productivity) – 2017

Integrated Benefits Institute

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2013 IBI report had a cost breakdown which included Presenteeism

Based on $514/employee average

Sick days:	$131
Presenteeism:	$83
Short-term disability	$71
Long-term disability	$42
Workers’ compensation	$19

• "Employees with back pain are absent four more days per year than those without this ailment
  • and have the equivalent of 4.4 more days of presenteeism annually. "
• The cost of less work time and presenteeism makes up more than two-thirds of the total cost of low-back pain to employers, according to IBI, a workforce health and productivity research and measurement organization

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See also VitaminDWiki

Back Pain category starts with the following

• Low back pain 2X more likely if very low Vitamin D – meta-analysis Nov 2017
• Lumbar degenerative disc diseases might be fought by Vitamin D Receptor activation– many studies
• Back pain was found in one study to be relieved in 95% of patients by vitamin D
• Vitamin D treats many types of Chronic Pains
• Vitamin D improves bone health, which decreases back problems
• There are 44 items in the Back Pain category in VitaminDWiki
• Magnesium also reduces back pain
  - by reducing muscle tension and improving bones
• Founder of VitaminDWiki found a combination including Vit D plus Mg to be great