Evaluación del nivel de riesgo ergonómico en los fisioterapeutas que trabajan en el área de Terapia Física y Rehabilitación del hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Introduction: Physical therapist work exposes you to many factors risk including postures inappropriate, awkward or forced, due to the application of protocols or treatment according daily during your workday whichcan lead to medium-or long-term to musculoskeletal disorders and in extreme cases it predisposes a risk to health and work performance Objective:Assess the levels or ergonomic risk with the application of the method REBA in physiotherapists who work in the area of hospital physical hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo of the city of Guayaquil.Methodology:A study of research with quantitative approach, descriptive, scope of non-experimental desing with a sample of 23 physiotherapists probabilistic.Results:91% of the study population present pain in two areas of the body associated with postures that physiotherapists adopt during his work with the patient and apply the method REBA 48% present a very high risk level,30% present highrisk level and 22% presenting a medium risk level. Conclusion: Implement activity or labor gymnastics program prior to the daily activities of physical therapists, in the same way is suggested to perform assessments to the jobs in physiotherapists who work in the area of physical therapy and rehabilitation of the hospital, to avoid in the future injury or musculoskeletal disorders or in extreme cases work absenteeism.