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Item “ Prevalencia de lesiones músculo esquelética de hombro en militares en servicio activo que pertenecen a la ESFORSE-Ambato(Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Terapia Física, 2018-08-01) Ortiz Ponce, Limber Francisco; Moscoso Córdova, Grace VerónicaMusculoskeletal disorders of the Shoulder are a subject of great interest within the Physiotherapy literature, particularly with respect to recurrence rates and the ideal technical indications for treatment. Little has been published specifically addressing the occupational implications of shoulder instability in the military. The present research project aimed to determine the prevalence of shoulder musculoskeletal disorders in soldiers in active service of the Soldiers Training School in the period from March to June 2017, an analysis of the medical records was made of soldiers with these disorders to determine its prevalence. It was observed that in the period from March to June of the year 2017 there were 38 cases of soldiers with musculoskeletal disorders of the shoulder, 94.7% correspond to the male sex, the groups with the highest frequency of disorders were the military with more than 30 years ( 65.8%), instructors and athletes had a higher prevalence of these disorders with a representation of 65.9% and 26.3% respectively, the rotator cuff syndrome had a frequency of 34.2% followed by biceps tendonitis by 21.1%. It is concluded that the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders of the shoulder in the soldiers of the Ambato Soldiers Training School "Vencedores del Cenepa" is 12.8%, that is, 3 out of every 100 active service soldiers have compatible cadres with said disorders in the period described above.