Musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomic risks in the administrative staff of an IES

Abstract

Musculoskeletal pain in the work environment represents a problem within public health, which is caused by various factors. This situation is not alien to the staff that works at the Amozoc Polytechnic University, made up of a population of 47 people in the full-time administrative and academic area, who within their office activities carry out repetitive movements, adopting postures for prolonged time, generating an increase in energy expenditure and lacking ergonomic adaptations that predispose staff to suffer from some type of musculoskeletal disorder that in the long term will trigger the appearance of chronic degenerative disorders of the locomotor system because, according to the WHO (2021) these affect 1710 million people causing disability, limiting mobility, dexterity and social participation. Therefore, the objective of this work is to identify the presence of pain associated with Musculoskeletal Disorders caused by risk factors during the workday, through the application of the Nordic questionnaire that is focused on the identification of musculoskeletal symptoms in occupational health. necessary to substantiate the need to promote physiotherapeutic intervention within the workplace in a preventive way that contributes to occupational health.