Avaliação do desconforto postural em manicures

Daniela Chaves Machado; Maria Milene Adriano Santos; Joanna Carolina Bachiega; João Carlos Ferrari Côrrea; Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari; Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes; Sandra Kalil Bussadori

doi:10.5585/conssaude.v9i3.2169

Authors

Daniela Chaves Machado Universidade Nove de Julho
Maria Milene Adriano Santos Universidade Nove de Julho
Joanna Carolina Bachiega Universidade Nove de Julho
João Carlos Ferrari Côrrea Universidade Nove de Julho
Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari Universidade Nove de Julho
Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes Universidade Nove de Julho
Sandra Kalil Bussadori Universidade Nove de Julho

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v9i3.2169

Keywords:

Cumulative trauma disorders, Occupational risk, Questionnaires.

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders are on top of occupational diseases and manicure belongs to a professional group exposed to a risk of acquiring any type of these disorders. Objective: To describe the frequency of musculoskeletal complaints and associated factors in manicures. Method: It was conducted a crosssectional and descriptive study with one hundred manicures, we used the map of postural discomfort as an evaluation tool. We calculated frequencies and percentages of age, length of service, and regions with more discomfort of the volunteers. For associations between anatomical regions, age and length of employment was used chi-square. Results: There was an association of discomfort of the left hand with age of women. It was observed that 33% of manicures were aged between 21 and 30 years old, and 56% were from 1 to 10 years in this occupation. Conclusion: There was not much discomfort in anatomical regions statistically significant.