“Lesiones musculoesqueléticas en floricultoras de la parroquia Alaquez”

Abstract

Currently there are no relevant data or research on the subject in Ecuador, so this study can be a guide for a research and implementation of a future physiotherapeutic treatment plan. The present investigation had as a research to know the main musculoskeletal injuries that the floricultors of the Alaquez Parish present through a physiotherapeutic clinical history that included a physical evaluation (goniometric test, postural test and muscle strength test), added to the questionnaire application (NDI, DASH AND OSWESTRY) and specific manual tests. This research has a qualitative-quantitative cross-sectional approach, the study was conducted in 20 floricultors (20-50 years, 100% right-handed), and the data collection was directly in their workplace. In this population it was found that the main musculoskeletal injuries that stand out were: chondromalacia patella, rotator cuff tendinitis, epitrocleitis and low back pain followed by pathologies with less prevalence such as: carpal tunnel syndrome, cervicobrachial neuralgia, subacromial impingement, epicondylitis and tenosynovitis Quervain, they are caused by work activities, years of service and postural alterations.