RELACIÓN ENTRE LAS POSTURAS ADAPTADAS EN EL PUESTO DE TRABAJO Y LA SINTOMATOLOGÍA MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA EN CONDUCTORES DEL SECTOR DEL TRANSPORTE MASIVO URBANO EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL

Abstract

The present study relates the anthropometric profile, postures adopted in workplace and the musculoskeletal symptoms in drivers of the urban mass transport sector of the city of Guayaquil, in the period between 2016 and 2018. The research design is of a correlational, transversal type with a mixed approach. The total population is 195 drivers, between 30 to 65 years old. The Nordic standardized questionnaire was used, the REBA method was applied, the anthropometric profile was raised, the body mass index (BMI) was obtained. The results indicate that 46.15% of the population have some perception of symptoms at the musculoskeletal level, with persistence of more than one year in the shoulder area of 13.85%, in the neck region by 9.23%, and in the lumbar region a 7.69%; the evaluated positions determine an average level of risk, the BMI has an average of 29.09 exceeding the ranges proposed by the WHO, therefore it is presumed that the inadequate conditions of the job, workload and lifestyle predispose to the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders.