Análise funcional de membros superiores em professores com síndrome dolorosa

Abstract

The labor causes the individual to feel useful, productive and valued. However, labor activity associated with injuries due to unsuitable conditions for work, awkward postures and performing repetitive movements. Among the major new organizations related to occupational diseases, are the repetitive strain injuries / work-related musculoskeletal disorders (RSI / WMSD). The characteristics of teaching form a network of factors that can result in pains in upper limbs. Occurrences of pains associated with disabling injuries may hinder the achievement of functional activities in daily life influencing quality of life. This research aimed to identify the incidence of musculoskeletal pains in upper limbs teachers. As an instrument for data collection was used socio-demographic interview and assessment of disorders of the shoulder, arm and hand (DASH). The research is characterized as a cross-sectional study. The Shapiro-Wilk test was used to verify the normality of the data, the Spearman correlation (p) was applied to the data with asymmetric distribution and the rate of alpha error of 5% (P <0.05) considered significant. The results of this research show that there is high prevalence of upper limb pain syndrome in teachers, which may be associated with various factors of job execution of this class. The pains submitted interfered in the functional activities of these workers, impaired quality of life and labor. Thus it is understood that the results presented were relevant to the teaching category, it was possible to alert them and guide them as RSI / WMSD and discuss possible preventive measures.