Prevalencia de lesiones musculoesqueléticas de tipo ocupacional en los oficinistas de Autolasa de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal injuries are the main cause of occupational disability in the productive sectors, due to different circumstances such as poor posture or prolonged time in a certain place. It can start from minor discomforts like fatigue and tingling to restricting movement altogether. Office workers are exposed to several musculoskeletal injuries due to their workplace, since a desk does not present optimal conditions to perform tasks due to the different components that make it up, such as a nonergonomic chair, a computer that is not at the right height and an unsuitable desk. In addition to the posture problems that the worker presents due to long hours of work without being able to carry out any physical activity, either due to ignorance or because he forgets. To determine the prevalence of occupational-type musculoskeletal injuries in Autolasa office workers in the city of Guayaquil. The research has a non-experimental design with a descriptive quantitative approach. From the sample of 30 workers, it was found that the most frequent musculoskeletal injuries in Autolasa S.A. They are: low back pain (40%), painful shoulders (30%) and neck pain (13.33%).