EFEITOS DA INTERVENÇÃO FISIOTERAPÊUTICA NOS SINTOMAS OSTEOMUSCULARES DE TRABALHADORES USUÁRIOS DE TERMINAIS DE COMPUTADOR

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To verify the effects of physical therapy intervention on musculoskeletal symptoms of workers using computer terminals. METHODS: Longitudinal, prospective, quantitative study carried out with 48 workers who use computer terminals at a Cosmetics Industry located in the Midwest region of Brazil. At first, the Sociodemographic Questionnaire and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) were applied. After the physical therapy intervention, the NMQ was reapplied. RESULTS: Comparison of the MNQ showed a reduction in symptoms in the last 12 months in the neck (2.38 to 1.98); shoulders (1.04 to 0.19); elbows (0.21 to 0.15); cuffs (1.42 to 0.17); lumbar region (2.17 to 1.96) and thoracic (0.96 to 0.48); hips/thighs (0.88 to 0.48); knee (1.17 to 0.83); ankle/feet (1.52 to 0.60) and overall NMQ (0.99 to 0.72) and, at 7 days, neck (0.83 to 0.54); shoulder (0.50 to 0.29); right elbow (0.06 to 0.04); wrists/hands (0.52 to 0); lumbar region (1.08 to 0.58) and thoracic (0.29 to 0); hips/thighs (0.38 to 0.33); knee (0.58 to 0.27), ankle/feet (1.02 to 0.25) and overall NMQ (0.46 to 0.21). There was a decrease in the prevalence of symptoms in the last 12 months (from 93.8% to 75%) with p=0.01. The comparison of NMQ activity showed p=0.04 in shoulders. CONCLUSION: The physical therapy intervention significantly reduced the complaints of musculoskeletal symptoms in different body regions.