Stop Workplace Injuries Before They Turn Into Lost Workdays, Workers’ Comp Claims, and Burned-Out Employees

We teach employees how to identify, extinguish, and prevent workplace injuries before they become claims, lost workdays, and unnecessary costs.

Dr. Stephen Fose, PT, Cert. MDT

Who We Help

Western NY & Northeast US Business

Rising premiums. Recurring injuries. Burned-out employees. When your people are hurting, productivity drops — and costs rise. The truth? 80% of workplace musculoskeletal disorders aare preventable.

From skilled trades and manufacturing crews to remote, desk-based teams — repetitive movement problems affect everyone. Retrieve partners with business owners, HR, and safety leaders to extinguish and prevent injuries before they escalate.

We become your boots-on-the-ground prevention partner — reducing claims, lowering costs, strengthening resilience, and keeping your workforce healthy and performing at a high level.

TESTIMONIALS

"Thanks for giving me the tools"

I have been working construction for over 20 years. This type of work stresses your muscles and joints more than most professions and I was looking for some relief.

Now it has been nearly a year and I have been waking up ready to go for months. I continue to do my stretches and I can do all the activities I want to keep up with my growing boys.

Thanks for giving me the tools to heal and live life the way I want.

- Sean H.

I always thought I had a "bad back"

I always thought I had a “bad back”. Had grown to accept it as my twice-yearly payback for the way I work and abuse my body.

These days I need only step away from the tool, machine, or boulder for a moment to calmly execute one of a handful of simple movements that I’ve learned to keep me working and pain free before diving right back in to the hard work that I love.

Workplace Injury Prevention at its finest.

- Alex M.

"That has never happened in the 14 years working!"

I have suffered from herniated disc, flare-ups, and tightness in the neck and shoulders caused by repetitive work-related movements.

Since the on-site evaluation I have not had any flare-ups or excessive tightness! I just finished a very busy work season (2 months long) and felt amazing afterwards! That has never happened in the 14 years I've been working in this field.

- Valissa J.

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Stephen Fose, PT, DPT, Cert. MDT

IMPACC Certified MSD Prevention & Ergonomic Specialist

Fully Trained as IMC Outcomes Accountable Clinician

Fully Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy

Stephens passion to build healthier communities & stronger pain-free businesses led to a mentorship with Dr. Lauren Hebert, industry leader in workplace injury prevention since the 1980's.

Stephens training has been performed in over 600 workplaces with over 100,000 workers around Western NY and the United States, with reduction of lost work days of 78%.

65-80% of occupational claims are preventable. With health premiums and deductibles on the rise, an aging workforce, companies are wasting money while their employees are in pain and feel hopeless. And it's getting worse.

Why Invest in Direct-to-Employer Workplace Injury Prevention Services

With medical costs, wages, and comp expenses all trending upward, doing nothing is no longer an option. Reactive employers who outsource pain problems to the insurance world will see their claims costs climb.

Retrieve moves care upstream—lowering costs, lost workdays, unnecessary claims, and boosts productivity. We'll prevent injuries from happening in the first place.

Without onsite services, these costs are out the door and out of your control. Our systems have shown a 78% reduction in lost work days.

The Cost of Inaction

Workplace Injury Prevention ROI Calculator | Retrieve PT

Evidence-Based ROI Calculator

See Your Exact Numbers

Put in your workforce size, salary, and industry below. The calculator uses peer-reviewed research to estimate what back pain alone is costing your business — and what prevention returns.

70% Claims Reduced
Retrieve WIPP Data
600+ Employers Served
Since 1982
$45K Avg Cost Per
MSK Injury (OSHA)
15% Workforce w/
Active LBP
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Tell us about your workforce
50
$65,000
$85 / employee / yr
WIPP Standard
Workplace eval, risk report, onsite training & app access
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Your current annual MSK burden (without prevention)
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These numbers reflect low back pain only

This calculator is built on low back pain research — the most studied MSK condition. It does not include neck pain, shoulder injuries, carpal tunnel, knee problems, or other MSK conditions. Your real burden is higher. Low back pain alone accounts for more lost workdays than any other condition in the US workforce.

Employees affected by back pain
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Lost productive days per year
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Estimated workplace injuries / yr
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Injury direct + indirect costs
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Productivity loss cost / yr
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Total estimated annual burden
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With Retrieve PT onsite injury prevention
Injuries prevented
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Exercise + education reduces LBP risk ~45% (Steffens et al., JAMA Intern Med 2016; RR=0.55, n=30,850)
Productive days recovered
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Early PT = 60% lower LBP costs vs. delayed care (Childs et al., BMC Health Serv Res 2015; n=753,450)
Injury cost savings
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$30K–$60K per MSK workplace injury in direct + indirect costs (OSHA / National Safety Council)
Productivity savings
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Median $2,065/employee/yr lost productivity from pain (Rojanasarot et al., J Med Econ 2023; 183 studies)
Total estimated savings (conservative) —
Annual program investment —
ROI by scenario
Conservative Estimate
45%
Injury & cost reduction
Steffens et al., JAMA 2016 — meta-analysis of 21 RCTs, n=30,850
Net annual return
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Retrieve WIPP Outcome
70%
Claims reduction achieved
Retrieve PT data — 600+ employers, 100,000+ workers since 1982
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Injury savings
Productivity savings
Program cost
GBD 2021 Low Back Pain Collaborators. Lancet Rheumatol 2023;5:e316–29. US workforce: 15.4% report an average of 10.5 lost workdays per year from chronic low back pain — totaling 264 million workdays lost nationally each year. This calculator uses 15.4% as baseline prevalence, adjusted by industry physical demand multiplier.
Rojanasarot S et al. J Med Econ 2023;26:262–70. Systematic review of 183 studies. Median annual incremental cost of lost productivity from pain conditions per employee, including both absenteeism and presenteeism. Used as the per-affected-worker productivity loss estimate in this calculator.
Stewart WF et al. JAMA 2003;290:2443–54. n=28,902 US workers. 76.6% of pain-related productivity loss is presenteeism (at-work impairment), not absenteeism. Back and arthritis pain alone account for 5.2 lost productive hours per week — meaning most of the cost is invisible on paper but real on the floor.
Wynne-Jones G et al. Occup Environ Med 2014;71:448–56. Meta-analysis of 45 studies. Pooled estimate: 15.5% of workers with back pain miss work within 6 months. Critically, 32% are still absent at 1 month — making the first 30 days the most important intervention window.
Steffens D et al. JAMA Intern Med 2016. Meta-analysis of 21 RCTs (n=30,850). Exercise combined with education reduced risk of LBP episodes: RR=0.55 (95% CI 0.41–0.74) vs. control. This is the conservative estimate used in this calculator's "peer-reviewed" scenario.
Retrieve PT internal outcome data — 600+ employers, 100,000+ workers, program established 1982. Pre/post tracking of MSD claims, lost-time claims, and lost workdays across participating worksites. Aggregate outcome: 70% reduction in MSD claims. This is the basis for the "Retrieve WIPP Outcome" scenario in this calculator.
Childs JD et al. BMC Health Serv Res 2015;15:150. n=753,450 Military Health System patients. Patients receiving early, guideline-adherent PT had 60% lower 2-year LBP-related costs compared to those receiving delayed care — including less imaging, fewer injections, less surgery, and lower opioid use.
OSHA and the National Safety Council. Direct + indirect costs per MSK workplace injury include medical care, lost productivity, administrative burden, replacement and retraining costs, and insurance premium impacts. Range: $30,000–$60,000 per injury. This calculator uses the $45,000 midpoint.
Bureau of Labor Statistics MSK injury rate data by industry. Construction/trades: ~1.8× office baseline. Manufacturing/warehouse: ~1.5×. Healthcare/caregiving: ~1.3×. Retail/service: ~1.2×. General office: 1.0× baseline. These multipliers are applied to both prevalence estimates and injury rate calculations.
Retrieve PT WIPP pricing tiers (2025). Small business pilot (<50 employees): $85–120/emp/yr. Standard tier (50–299 employees): $80–85/emp/yr. Mid-market (300–499): $70–75/emp/yr. Enterprise (500+): $60–65/emp/yr. Custom quotes available. Slider range reflects market-rate benchmarking; Retrieve PT pricing is at the lower end of comparable programs.

This tool provides estimates for educational purposes. Conservative assumptions are used throughout. Actual ROI will vary based on workforce demographics, industry, implementation fidelity, and baseline injury rates. Consult Retrieve PT for a customized analysis.

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