{"id":49754,"date":"2022-10-18T16:02:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/benefit-packages-2023-address-back-pain-in-the-workplace-foot-levelers-cites-importance-of-non-invasive-care-better-outcomes-lower-cost-worker-productivity\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T16:02:55","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T14:02:55","slug":"benefit-packages-2023-address-back-pain-in-the-workplace-foot-levelers-cites-importance-of-non-invasive-care-better-outcomes-lower-cost-worker-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/benefit-packages-2023-address-back-pain-in-the-workplace-foot-levelers-cites-importance-of-non-invasive-care-better-outcomes-lower-cost-worker-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefit Packages 2023 Address Back Pain in the Workplace, Foot Levelers Cites Importance of Non-Invasive Care: Better Outcomes, Lower Cost, Worker Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ROANOKE, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Foot Levelers<\/a>, the world\u2019s leading provider of hand-crafted custom flexible orthotics serving multi-disciplinary professionals and clinicians, advises decision makers during open enrollment 2023 as they design benefits packages. With the increased prevalence, cost burdens and workplace issues associated with back pain, U.S. employers face grim projections<\/a> that the average costs they pay for their employees’ healthcare will increase 6.5% to more than $13,800 per employee next year. Many companies are exploring treatment options for back pain that incentivize the use of cost-effective, non-invasive approaches \u2013 including custom, flexible orthotics \u2013 as first-line treatments to reduce risky, expensive surgeries or dangerous opioids.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cPeople do not always think to assess the foot as a contributing factor for back pain, although there is growing evidence among healthcare providers who treat spine problems that back pain does not operate alone,\u201d says Kent S. Greenawalt, chairman and CEO, Foot Levelers. \u201cA key step in successfully addressing back pain is to evaluate and treat dysfunction of the feet which may be the root of many spine problems and associated pain. As many as 77%<\/a> of people overpronate when walking or running. Foot Levelers custom flexible orthotics are the only ones that support all three arches of the foot for total body alignment and stability.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nAccording to the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute<\/a>, many of the indirect costs of chronic back pain are related to missed days of work and disability payments, with some 83 million days of work lost per year due to back pain. Health care expenditures are high<\/a> for adults with back pain, and on average, almost 2.5 times those for adults without back pain \u2014 $1,440 and $589, respectively.\n<\/p>\n

\nJamie Greenawalt, senior vice president, Foot Levelers, adds, \u201cWhile occupations reporting the highest rates<\/a> of back pain include nursing, transportation, construction, warehousing and landscaping, neck and low back pain are also significant health problems in sedentary office workers<\/a> who also benefit from our custom flexible orthotics for athletic or recreational activities.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nFoot Levelers lightweight, flexible orthotics fit comfortably in work boots or shoes while providing high-performance elements like shock absorption, propulsion, and biomechanical alignment that employees need to optimize daily performance. InMotion+\u2122<\/a>, Foot Levelers\u2019 most innovative orthotic, helps to optimize on-the-job performance through a number of proprietary features:\n<\/p>\n