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      Prevalencia del dolor del aparato locomotor en trabajadores que manipulan carga en una empresa de servicios aeroportuarios y mensajería especializada en Cartagena (Colombia) Translated title: Prevalence of pain locomotor in workers cargo handlers in an airport services and specialist courier company in Cartagena (Colombia)

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          Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia y el comportamiento de dolor musculoesquelético en trabajadores que manipulan y levantan cargas de una empresa de servicios de mensajería especializada y servicios aeroportuarios mediante aplicación del Cuestionario Nórdico. Materiales y métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo. Se aplicó el Cuestionario Nórdico a 74 hombres de 98 manipuladores de carga de una empresa de servicios aeroportuarios, sin límite en el tiempo de labor ni en la edad. Se evaluó las condiciones de trabajo para riesgo ergonómico. La información se analizó mediante el paquete estadístico SPSS versión 16.0®, y se obtuvo frecuencias simples para variables cualitativas, además de obtener medidas de tendencia central y dispersión en las variables cuantitativas. Resultados: Se encontró que la prevalencia de dolor musculoesquelético de la población objeto de estudio fue del 88 % (65 trabajadores); 42 trabajadores presentaron dolor en más de un segmento corporal y 23 solo en uno. La región lumbar tuvo la mayor prevalencia, con el 70 % (52 casos), seguida por muñecas! manos, con el 30 % (22 casos), y cuello, con el 28 % (21 casos), en el mismo periodo. Conclusiones: Se recomienda, entre otros aspectos, generar medidas de control en el individuo y en el ambiente de trabajo, como la capacitación activa y frecuente de los trabajadores que están expuestos; además, la creación de herramientas que mejoren el sistema de manipulación de cargas y equipos de trabajo que disminuyan el esfuerzo físico.

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          Objetive: to determine the prevalence and behavior of musculoskeletal pain in workers handling and loads up in an airport services and specialist courier company by applying Nordic Questionnaire. Materials and Methods: It was conducted a descriptive study. Nordic Questionnaire was administered to 74 men of 98 cargo handlers an airport services company, with no limit on work time or age. We assessed working conditions for ergonomic risks. The data was analyzed using SPSS® version 16.0, obtaining frequency distributions for qualitative variables, in addition to obtaining measures of central tendency and dispersion for quantitative variables. Results: It was found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the study population was 88% (65 workers). 42 workers had pain in more than one body segment and 23 in only one. The lumbar region had the highest prevalence with 70% (52 cases) followed by wrists / hands with 30% (22 cases) and neck with 28% (21 cases) in the same period. Conclusions: It is recommended, among other actions, to generate control measures in the individual and the work environment as active and frequent training of workers who are exposed. It is also recommended to create tools to improve the cargo handling system and work teams that reduce physical exertion.

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              A biomechanical model of the lumbosacral region was constructed for the purpose of systematically studying the combined stresses and strains on the local ligaments, muscles and disc tissue during sagittal plane two-handed lifting. The model was validated in two ways. The first validation was a comparison of experimental study results with model predictions. In general predictions compared very reasonably with observed values of several authors with the exception of strain predictions on the articular ligaments. Second, a sensitivity analysis was performed over a wide range of lifting tasks. The predicted stress/strain values followed anticipated patterns and were of reasonable magnitudes. On the basis of the results of the sensitivity analysis it was concluded that typical lifting tasks can lead to excessive disc compressive forces, muscle moment generation requirements, and possibly lumbodorsal fascia strains. Conversely, annulus rupture of a healthy disc due to overstrain appears very unlikely.
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                Revista Salud Uninorte
                Salud, Barranquilla
                Fundación Universidad del Norte, División de Ciencias de la (Barranquilla )
                2011-7531
                May 2013
                : 29
                : 2
                : 270-279
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                S0120-55522013000200012
                d3f039fa-d486-4a22-b2d6-d0318d7f7a36

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

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                injuries,occupational health,trabajo,skeletal muscle,work,Musculo esquelético,lesiones,salud laboral

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