The prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in employees of automotive functional companies in Teresina-PI

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are a set of common conditions that can affect the combined form or not use repeated and forced repeated and forced muscle groups and the maintenance of inappropriate postures. Its incidence gradually arrives each year, due to the influence of several factors. OBJECTIVES: To identify the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in employees of automotive companies. METHODOLOGY: This study was quantitative and qualitative. 23 volunteers participated in the research, which were analyzed by means of a physical and socioeconomic evaluation, in addition to being applied or the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Participants were observed during the performance of their activities in their work environment, where they were analyzed as postural maintenance and compensation and the main movements during activities. RESULTS: The study showed among the participants with a predominance of male gender, who received a distribution of the sample in relation to age group, education, length of service, functions they exercise, perception of effort, in addition to relating a variable of pain during and/or after working hours. CONCLUSION: The results pointed to a region of the lumbar spine as being the highest intensity of work-related skeletal muscle disorders among the group of workers surveyed. It was observed that there is no linear relationship between musculoskeletal symptoms, hemodynamic assessment, age and length of service. On the other hand, low schooling was associated with an increased probability of diagnosis.