Young Men More Likely to Miss Work With Neck Pain

Male workers between the ages of 20 and 39 are most likely to miss work because of neck pain, according to a study of Ontario claimants.The study analyzed the prevalence of neck pain in a population consisting of Ontario claimants who missed work in 1998.“The annual incidence of neck pain among the Ontario working population ranged from six per 10,000 full-time equivalents to 23 per 10,000 full-time equivalents,” the researchers determined. In addition to discovering that men between the ages of 20 to 39 are more likely to miss work because of neck pain, the researchers also found ...