How Untreated Chronic Pain Can Affect Your Bottom Line
While some injuries and conditions can clearly have an impact on the productivity of your workers, chronic pain can be more problematic. You must rely on your worker to determine whether their pain limits their ability to work and be productive. However, ignoring chronic pain in the workplace can have a tangible impact on your bottom line.
How Untreated Chronic Pain Can Negatively Affect Your Business
When you have employees who are dealing with untreated chronic pain, the potential consequences can be significant:
- Your employees are likely to be less productive—Workers with chronic pain may still come to work, but they may be unable to perform at a level necessary to meet production demands, which can also affect the performance of other employees. Some workers may try to work through the pain, with mixed success, and others will use whatever sick time is available. In both instances, productivity is likely to be negatively affected.
- You may have difficulty keeping workers—Workers with untreated chronic pain will often look for other employment options. In addition to the loss of productive workers, you’ll incur expenses to hire and train replacement workers.
- Your healthcare and insurance costs may rise—Workers with untreated chronic pain are more likely to file workers’ compensation claims, which typically lead to increases in your workers’ comp insurance premiums. In addition, if you’re paying for some part of your employee’s health insurance benefits, your cost is likely to increase.
- You’ll have a greater likelihood of a workplace accident—Studies show that employees suffering from chronic pain have a greater risk of a workplace injury.
- You may have problems with employee morale and teamwork—Workers with untreated chronic pain can be more susceptible to depression, stress, and anxiety, which can affect the entire workforce.
Contact Core Medical Center Today for Experienced Chronic Pain Care
At Core Medical Center, with offices in Blue Springs, Missouri, we have helped patients manage chronic pain for decades. We have the tools and resources to accurately assess the cause of pain and either prescribe a regimen of treatment or make a referral to a specialist, such as a neurologist, physiatrist, or physical therapist. Contact us online or call our offices at (819) 229-1941 to schedule an appointment.
