Jeff LangmaidFounder, The Evidence Based Chiropractor

Losing 1 Month of Work? 📉 #productivity

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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In this concise YouTube segment, Jeff Langmaid highlights a striking statistic: individuals reporting neck or back pain are nearly 45% more likely to miss over 30 days of work each year—a full month of lost productivity. He connects this risk to prolonged computer use, noting that people who spend extensive hours at a desk have about a 50% chance of developing neck or shoulder pain, often manifesting as upper cross syndrome. Of those who develop such pain, roughly half are then about 50% more likely to miss a month of work annually. Langmaid frames the issue as a major productivity and quality‑of‑life problem, while also presenting a significant opportunity for chiropractors to intervene through education, influence, and direct care.

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When people report neck and back pain, they were nearly 45% more likely to miss work annually. And let me say that with clarity: they were almost 45% more likely to miss more than 30 days of work annually. A month! If you're spending a 40-hour work week on the computer—ton of people—3 hours a day on the computer—ton of people—I know those are different things, but your risk goes up the more hours, of course. That means you are probably 50% likely to have neck or shoulder pain as a result of it, upper cross syndrome. And out of that 50%, you're almost 50% more likely to then miss 30 days of work annually. So that is a massive productivity issue, it's a massive quality of life issue, and it's a massive opportunity for us as chiropractors to help people through education, through influence, and through the direct care that we provide.