Ergonomics | Neck Pain: Common Causes and How to Prevent It

Got a niggling pain in your neck? Sadly, many others know how you feel.

Neck pain is very common, with 1 in 3 people being affected each year and up to 70% of the population experiencing it at some point in their lives.

Most common cases are not serious and pain usually goes away on its own within a few days or weeks. However, 50-85% of people with neck pain do not experience complete recovery and report pain again within 1 to 5 years; for 30% of these people, their symptoms become chronic.

Neck pain is rife amongst office workers. Like back pain, it’s a big contributor to individual and societal costs for healthcare, insurance, loss of productivity and sickness absence.