Musculoskeletal symptoms and physical workload in a metallurgical company.
Keywords:
musculoskeletal symptoms, physical load (REBA, drudgery of Frimat coefficient)Abstract
Musculoskeletal disorders related to work are potentially disabling, but still preventable. These are 3-4 times higher in some sectors when compared with general population.
Objective: Detect the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms related to physical load in a metallurgical company.
Methodology: Descriptive, correlational study in 20 workers at a metallurgical company in the industrial park at Guachené (Cauca), Colombia. To detect musculoskeletal symptoms Nordic questionnaire was applied. Frimat’s coefficient, during physical load, was assessed by pulse oximetry. The REBA (Rapid EntireBodyAssessment) method was used for the analysis of body positions.
Results: Eighty five percent of workers were detected as having back musculoskeletal symptoms (P=0.069), hand, left wrist and right (P=0.85). We found a significant association between the Frimat’s coefficient of and the presence of musculoskeletal symptoms in the back (P=0.06).
Conclusions: The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms related to the physical and postural assessment through the REBA method is indicating that this population, whcih belongs to the sector of metallurgy, is at risk for musculoskeletal disorders. Keywords: musculoskeletal symptoms, physical load (REBA,drudgery
of Frimat coefficient). Research line: Work medicine.
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