Introduction:

Most cases of low back pain are of muscular origin and in many cases no underlying cause is identified. The prevalence in office workers is very variable with values that can reach up to 64%, in many cases related to ergonomic and psychosocial factors.

Objetive:

Our objective is to associate low back pain with ergonomic dimensions of the workplace in office workers.

Material and Methods:

A descriptive cross−sectional study was designed to determine eight ergonomic dimensions, together with demographic and anthropometric conditions of a sample of office workers.

Results:

Data from 40 workers were analyzed, 77.5% of whom were women, with an age of 52.1 ± 7.4 years. None of the measures determined was associated with a significant risk of low back pain.

Conclusions:

In spite of the negativity of our results, the relationship of low back pain with age, gender and sedentary habits described in the literature should facilitate the inclusion of osteomuscular health promotion programs aimed at preventing low back pain in this group.

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