Table 3 (below) illustrates that the number of claims attributed to
‘body stressing’ has decreased during the period of 1998-2003 from
63,680 to 54,960. Examination of mechanisms for this period
revealed that apart from repetitive movements, low muscle loading,
the number of claims related to all other mechanisms has
consistently decreased over this six-year period. It should be noted
that the number of body stressing claims attributed to repetitive
movements, low muscle loading has increased in recent years.