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The objetive this study was analyze the characteristics of the rotator cuff disease carrying and its implications by the lesion evolutional stage. 112 patients with initial diagnosis of rotator cuff disease were interviewed, most of them women, average age of 51 years, right side more injured, with evidence to be the most damaged (p=0,00) and with a lot incapacity to move the upper limbs (p<0,05). The most found pathology stage was the partial rupture of supraspinatus tendon, 26,16 months of attendance and without association with pathology stages. Most of patients were treated with physiotherapy and just 19% of them were submitted to the surgery procedure. It has shown that this pathology implies in lots functional damages, affects social and work standard with high incapacities on upper limbs even after treatment.

Background:The aim of the present study was to assess plantar pressure distribution and musculoskeletal symptoms following the use of customized insoles among female assembly line workers.

Rotator cuff disease, among others damage of the supraspinatus tendon mainly caused by work overload, is a common problem in the pop

Este artigo está licenciado sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons Atribuição 4.0 Internacional, que permite uso irrestrito, distribuição e reprodução em qualquer meio, desde que a publicação original seja corretamente citada. ABSTRACT Aims:To analyze stress vulnerability in the work context and its effects on feeding. Methods: Cross-sectional study of industrial workers from Santa Catarina state, southern Brazil. The occupational stress vulnerability scale (OSVS) and a structured questionnaire were used as instruments. Six sociodemographic and occupational variables (age, sex, schooling, work shift, work sector/unit, duration of employment), level of stress vulnerability (according to the OSVS), in addition to five nutritional variables which took into account self-reported stress rather than the vulnerability evaluated by the OSVS were assessed. Student's t test, Pearson's chi-square test, and linear trend were used for data analysis, and statistical significance was set at 5% (p≤0.05).Results: A total of 309 industrial workers were assessed. The mean age was 30.9±10.1 years; 60.2% were women; 44.7% had attended high school; and 25.5% had finished elementary school. The median duration of employment was about 23 months (interquartile range of 7-57); 81.6% worked during the day, and 18.4% at night. The mean score of stress vulnerability was 22±11.6 points; 249 (80.6%) workers were classified at the lower levels of stress vulnerability and 60 (19.4%) at the upper ones. There was association between increased stress vulnerability according to the OSVS and self-reported changes in feeding (p=0.028). The prevalence of high stress vulnerability increased (p = 0.034) with duration of employment (p = 0.034). Under self-reported stress, women had more hunger, changes in feeding, and preference for sweets (p <0.001). Conclusions:The industrial workers showed prevalence of lower levels of stress vulnerability, with pressure at work representing the main stressor. Higher levels of stress vulnerability were associated with increased duration of employment as well as with the perception that work causes stress and interferes in feeding. The finding that, under a self-reported occupational stress condition, the prevalence of perceived change in feeding was higher among women, associated with increased hunger and preference for sweets, indicates a greater vulnerability of this group, with potential risks for health problems.

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Introdução: O serviço de alimentação é caracterizado por um trabalho intenso, em que é exigido dos funcionários alta produtividade em tempo limitado, possuindo uma estrutura produtiva que combina atividades estritamente manuais com processos automatizados. Se realizado em condições inadequadas, leva ao cansaço, insatisfação, queda da produtividade, problemas de saúde e acidentes de trabalho. Objetivo: Analisar as condições ergonômicas posturais e risco musculoesquelético em trabalhadores de uma indústria alimentícia. Metodologia: Onze funcionários participaram e utilizou-se o questionário autoaplicativo de Couto e Cardoso (2000) e o método observacional Rapid Upper Limb Assessment (RULA) para a coleta de dados. Resultados: Verificou-se a presença de fator biomecânico significativo, com risco de lesões musculoesquéticas. Em análise mais detalhada, as posturas de trabalho necessitam de investigação e mudanças brevemente. Conclusão: Os principais achados deste estudo mostraram a presença de riscos para o desenvolvimento de doenças ocupacionais, associado à repetitividade dos membros superiores.