text: **The term ‘Musculoskeletal diseases’**covers the most common group of diseases (ICD 11-15 
  ‘Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connected tissue’).235 These diseases have the highest 
  prevalence, approximately 60% of the EU working population report one or several MSDs. 236 MSDs that 
  are caused or made worse by work can be defined as work-related MSDs.237 Work-related MSDs arise 
  from regular exposure to a certain posture or workload. It is a problem that affects all forms of working 
  environments, from physically arduous work to low-intensity static work.238 
  
  Moreover,**the prevalence of MSDs is not decreasing**, as could be expected due to the sectoral shifts 
  of workforce from industry and agriculture to services. The authors of the EU-OSHA study ‘Work-related 
  musculoskeletal disorders: why are they still so prevalent?’ consider several reasons for this: the 
  ergonomic burden shifted to other tasks, for example, handling of patients instead of handling of heavy 
  loads, more inactivity with other musculoskeletal consequences, more time pressure, an ageing 
  workforce, and inadequate work organisation and contractual arrangements. 239 
  
  The tremendous shift of workforce to administrative and often digitalised work contributes to an increase 
  of the number of workers suffering from the consequences of**physical inactivity**due to**permanent**
  **sedentary work**, mostly with digital equipment. The figure below shows the spread of these diseases 
  in different occupations.240 