Abstract

MORALES-QUISPE, Juan et al. Musculoskeletal disorders among recyclers working in Metropolitan Lima. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2016, vol.77, n.4, pp.357-363. ISSN 1025-5583.

Introduction: Recyclers mostly operate in poor sanitary conditions and low occupational satety. The symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) represent a problem affecting all the sectors and occupations. Objective, To determine the perception of MSD symptorns. Desiqn, Cross-sectional study, Setting, Metropolitan Lima, Participants, Recyclers of any age and gender, Interventions, Implementation of Nordic Queslionnaire. Main outcome measures, Presence of MSD symptoms according to anatomical reqions. Results, Out of 131 selected participants, 114 met the inclusion criteria of which 58,8% (n = 67) were male and 41.2% (n = 47) female with an average age of 41.2 years (SD: 14,51; min: 18, max: 77), The anatomical region where most of the symptoms occurred was the lumbar region where the disease interlered with most of the household chores or work. In the age group 20-39 years, the most frequent musculoskeletal symptoms occurred in the cervical region (p = 0,012), whereas among people older than 50 years they occurred in the knees (p = 0,040), Conclusions, The perception of the symptoms of musculoskeletal disorders among recyclers was predominantly present in the lumbar region and it was the disease that had the most interlerence with household chores or work.

Keywords : Skeletal Muscle; Muscle Pain; Ergonomics; Occupational Health.

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