Prevalencia y factores de riesgo de las lesiones musculares y tendinosas de muñeca y mano en los trabajadores del área de producción de la empresa Mavisa S.A, cantón Durán.

Abstract

The muscular Skeletal disorders are considered to be one of the most common causes of labor absenteeism in recent times, as a result of the excessive use of the upper extremities inactivities requiring a considerable of the excessive use of force, few rest intervals, repetitive movements, among others as it is the case of the Company MAVISA S.A. The objective of the present research is to determine the prevalence and risk factors of the muscle and tendon injuries in the hand and wrist the workers of the area of production of the company Mavisa S.A, canton Duran in the period from May to September 2018. The methodological approach is quantitative, not experimental, was used the method of evaluation of Okra allowing you to quantify occupational hazards that are exposed sample of 78 workers of the production area and functional testing as Finkelstein and Phalen to see the prevalence of musculotendinous in hand and wrist injuries, so it was concluded that there is unacceptable high rate for which o program of active breaks, static, passive stretching was designed and recommended him to implement this routine and to train staff in rules of postural hygiene.