Studies on teaching work and health in the country are relevant, since evidence shows high data of teachers in Brazil, corresponding to 2,497,918 [1]. In this sense, Cortez et al. [2] report in their study the need for understanding related to aspects of worker's health focused specifically on teachers, as a tool that helps to promote improvements in working conditions and consequently in the development of national collective health, at primary care level. From this perspective, the study by Ceballos and Santos [3] found that the major reasons related to the incidence of pathological conditions and subsequent removal from teaching activities are correlated with psychic, behavioral, respiratory, vocal and musculoskeletal problems, with the last being reported as the most frequent difficulties. Such implications can be extrapolated to other labor populations, since it seems to be inserted in general contexts, marked by internal and external overload. Also, the study by Ribeiro et al. [4], associates musculoskeletal pain in teachers with occupational factors, which include long class duration in the same position, incorrect carrying of teacher's materials, inadequate height and length of school furniture, correction of school activities of students in inadequate positions, movements performed in the classroom that compromise posture, prolonged elevation of the upper limb and extension of the cervical spine when writing on the board, large number of classes,high number of students per class, insufficient rest period and high workload weekly. Accordingly, the study by Calixto et al. [5], reveals that the musculoskeletal system, as a result of these factors, suffers static and dynamic overload, which progresses to acute disability to chronic painful syndromes with functional disability, which may limit the performance of work and leisure activities. Still, the study by Fernandes et al. [6], points out that besides the biomechanical factors present in work activities, repetitive movements, ergonomically unfavorable environment for the teacher and high workload, there are the individual physical characteristics and lifestyle, which found in a study that there is a prevalence of symptoms. musculo-
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