According to the Health and Safety Executive, more than 10 million working days were lost last year to musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), including back pain and
upper limb disorders, and 80 per cent of adults develop lower back pain at some point in their lives.
After a two week trial the judge found the claimant had suffered whiplash soft tissue injury to her neck, shoulders,
upper limbs, back, chest, and right foot; a capsular tear of her breast implant which required surgery and has left her with postoperative pain and loss of nipple sensation; chronic mechanical neck and shoulder pain; soft tissue injuries to her arms with persisting forearm and hand pain, numbness and tingling; posttraumatic stress
disorder, somatic symptom
disorder, chronic pain, and a mild traumatic brain injury.