Effects of exercise therapy for workers with chronic osteomuscular symptoms from a sector of Federal University of Paraná

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: University employees spend long periods in a row during a working day, they can change flexibility and trigger symptoms of discomfort and / or musculoskeletal pain. Exercise therapy for workers, with physical exercises performed at the workplace, can be an IMPORTANT strategy to improve comfort and prevent the symptoms of this population. OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of exercise therapy for workers on the range of motion and chronic musculoskeletal symptoms in university sector employees. CASUISTRY AND METHODS: This is a cohort study of known intervention. has been done the assessment of range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder, hip and trunk was performed using fleximetry and for musculoskeletal symptoms, or Nordic questionnaire. Labor kinesiotherapy lasted 20 minutes per visit, twice a week, for 7 months. RESULTS: 13 workers, of both sexes, aged between 22 and 65 years participated in the study. There was a significant 73% increase in ROM in the joints assessed. One month after the end of labor kinesiotherapy, a new assessment with flexometry was performed, resulting in a 50% decrease in amplitude of joints. The Nordic questionnaire indicates that 90% of the participants reported musculoskeletal problems in the last 12 months. CONCLUSION: exercise therapy for workers proved to be effective in the musculoskeletal disorders of servers, without increasing and maintaining range of motion. However, physical activity must be adopted as a life habit for the perpetuated results.