Large employers such as oil companies have been attempting for many years to reduce costs associated with unplanned, incidental, extended absences due to musculoskeletal and other disorders. Mercers 2007 National Survey showed that for an employer with 1000 employees whose annual salaries averaged 30 – 35k, the loss in revenue was 9% of the payroll, amounting to approximately 3 million pounds per annum (2).