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5 Reasons MSK Care Is Broken

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MSK isn't working today. Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are a fact of life in the modern workplace.

It’s estimated that almost all working people will experience low back pain at some point in their careers. And these conditions are expensive. MSK care costs now rank as the second largest source of healthcare expenditures, with much of that cost burden falling on employers. But does it have to be this way?

In this report, we’ll seek to answer the multi-billion-dollar question: Is traditional MSK care broken? And, if it is, what alternatives do employers—and employees—have to fast track recovery from today’s most debilitating MSK workplace conditions in a way that both improves patient outcomes and is also cost effective for the organization?