Work-related musculoskeletal disorders affecting members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Younger physiotherapists and newly qualified graduates appear to be most in need of intervention services aimed at reducing injury rates. Official action is undermined by injured physiotherapists seeking informal treatment from colleagues rather than reporting injury to their manager, helping to keep work-related injury a hidden problem. Physiotherapists should be encouraged to report workplace injury, and barriers to official reporting should be identified.