Work Foundation: back pain sufferers ‘need to work’

A new report by the Work Foundation has found controversial evidence to suggest that workers with common health problems may actually benefit from remaining at work. In ‘Fit for Work’, the authors argue that conditions such as back pain and arthritis can in fact be helped by employees returning to work early, or not having time off at all.

In the past, GPs and employers have been criticised for assuming that workers need to be 100% recovered before they go back to work.

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