Rol del Fisioterapeuta y la Salud ocupacional en empresas de la Provincia de Cotopaxi

Abstract

This investigative work spoke about the role of the Physiotherapist and occupational health in the enterprises in the province of Cotopaxi, with which we will see the true importance of the inclusion of the physiotherapist in the occupational health team putting knowledge for the main role of the physiotherapist in the working area of a company and the benefits that in the future we might have with the deployment in the multidisciplinary team that works for the health of a company. In this research take various percentages which reflect the experiences in each company of the use and knowledge in occupational health in 48 companies Cotopaxi. We found that 60% of the population surveyed have no idea about what is physiotherapy while and 48% of companies agree that the role of the physiotherapist is based on prevention, promotion and treatment of injuries ostemusculares the sector or labor sphere. 44% is in accordance with the inclusion of a physiotherapist in occupational health team because we are important in the field of occupational health, as well as 52% of companies are fully agree thinks should be performed research statistics MSDs in each company that would be of great relevance for future research on this field of occupational health.