MSDs can (and do) have a negative effect on the workplace. There have been over 176,000 new cases of work related MSDs in 2015/16. This compares with 184,000 in 2013/14. The rate is described ‘as broadly flat’ for the last five years. Work-related MSDs also accounted for 41% of all work-related illness and 34% of all days lost due to work-related health in Great Britain in 2015/16. It is estimated that some 8.8 million working days were lost due to work-related MSDs, an average of 16 days lost for each case. Upper limb disorders accounted for around 36% of days lost, with back disorders around 39% of days lost and lower limb disorders 26%.