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Revista de la Asociación Española de Especialistas en Medicina del Trabajo
versión On-line ISSN 3020-1160versión impresa ISSN 1132-6255
Resumen
PINCAY VERA, Mayra Elizabeth; CHIRIBOGA LARREA, Gustavo Alberto y VEGA FALCON, Vladimir. Improper posture and its incidence in muscle-skeletal disorders. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2021, vol.30, n.2, pp.161-168. Epub 13-Sep-2021. ISSN 3020-1160.
Objectives:
To determine the inappropriate postures that affect the presentation of musculoskeletal disorders of fruit pickers in the company Energy&Palma in the year 2020.
Material and Methods:
It was a study of relational level, of observational, descriptive, prospective, and transversal type, carried out in November 2020. The postural load was evaluated with the REBA method and a qualitative analysis was carried out with the Kuorinka Nordic Questionnaire to 52 agricultural workers who carried out the oil palm lifting activity.
Results:
The finding was that 14.4% of the fruit lifters presented skeletal muscle injuries in different parts of the body in the last year. Of all the disorders identified, low back pain was in first place.
Conclusions:
The personnel in charge of African palm lifters were exposed to skeletal muscle injuries and if preventive and corrective measures are not taken, they could lead to occupational diseases.
Palabras clave : Musculoskeletal disorders; improper posture; REBA method; Nordic Questionnaire.
