Prevalence of osteomuscular disorders and postural alterations in nursery professionals

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to verify the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and postural alterations in the nursery professionals of the city of Jaraguá do Sul / SC. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out, 92 women participated, and a socioeconomic questionnaire was used, followed by the Nordic questionnaire, to verify musculoskeletal symptoms. Postural analysis was performed by SAPO software. RESULTS: 56.52% presented pain, being the crouching the most cited movement, and the lumbar spine as the region most affected. Regarding the Nordic questionnaire, the lumbar spine had the biggest complaint, in the last twelve months with an average of 29.34%, and in the last seven days, 46.73%. All information was in agreement with the SAPO software results, which identified a high postural alteration in the lumbar spine. CONCLUSION: The high prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and postural alterations in the nursery professionals, calls attention mainly in relation to the symptomatology. Further studies of this theme are required, with the primary objective of promoting and preventing these professionals' health.