University to tackle musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace

Undergraduate Undergraduate Courses Undergraduate Teaching and learning Expanding your study (undergraduate) After you graduate (undergraduate) Download a prospectus (undergraduate) Undergraduate Applications Undergraduate Student finance Taught master's Why Manchester? (taught master's) Taught master's Courses Teaching and learning (taught master's) After you graduate (taught master's) Download a prospectus (taught master's) Admissions process (taught master's) Fees for taught master's study Funding for taught master's study us (taught master's) Postgraduate research Programmes People (postgraduate research) Admissions (postgraduate research) Fees for postgraduate research Funding for postgraduate research us (postgraduate research) Postgraduate certificates and diplomas Online and distance learning International Why study at Manchester? (for international students) Accommodation for international students 19 Dec 2014 The University of Manchester is to be part of a major new research centre which will tackle the impact of musculoskeletal disorders on people's ability to work. Researchers at the £1.4m Arthritis Research UK/MRC Centre for Musculoskeletal Health and Work, led by the University of Southampton, aim to find cost-effective ways of reducing the impact of conditions that affect the muscles, joints and bones on people's employment and productivity, with benefits for patients, employers and society as a whole. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) almost 31 million days of work were lost last year due to back, neck and muscle problems, and they accounted for more prolonged absences than any other ailment.