Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Police Offcers

Trindade, Ana Paula Nassif Tondato da; Oliveira, Luis Carlos Nobre de; Santos, Branca Maria de Oliveira; Oliveira, Fabrício Borges de; Quemelo, Paulo Roberto Veiga

doi:10.17696/2318-3691.22.2.2015.141

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“…In the present study, the low back region presented a higher prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms (67%), followed by the knee region (48%) and ankle (40%), considering the last 7 days and the last 6 months of both groups. This high prevalence of MSD pain in the low back region has also been described in another study with firefighter professionals [13] and described in military police officers interviewed [14]. MSD and low back pain are also published in other professions such as rubber tappers [15,16].…”

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Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Firefighter Worker in Brazil

Ras¹

2018

EOIJ

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Fireman's labor activity requires situations of extreme physical demand and few studies are directed at this class of workers. The aim of this study was to identify the musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) symptoms in firefighter workers and to and verify the correlation of MSD prevalence with age and working time. Socio demographic were collected and the Nordic Questionnaire was used to verify the MSD prevalence. In Group A, 91% of workers reported MSD symptoms for the last 6 months or in the last 7 days, with the low back region being the most affected? In Group B, 80% of workers reported MSD symptoms in the last 6 months or the last 7 days. No significant difference was observed between the groups considering MSD prevalence with working time exposure and age of worker. In conclusion, most of the fireman reported some type of MSD symptoms (89%); low back pain was the most body region affected. Work time factor and age did not influence the MSD prevalence. The results of the present study point to the need for interventions for this group of workers with the aim of reducing the MSD prevalence, regardless of working time exposure and age of worker.

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Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Firefighter Worker in Brazil

Ras¹

2018

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“…Destaca-se, ainda, que esses profissionais executam suas atividades transportando cargas com equipamentos de proteção que podem ultrapassar 20 kg [3]. Nesse contexto geral, o labor policial vem sendo associado à alta prevalência de doenças cardiovasculares, inclusive a síndrome metabólica, e a lesões musculoesqueléticas, gerando, assim, incremento nos casos de absenteísmo, morbidade e incapacidade [4][5][6][7].…”

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Programa Patrulha da Saúde: indicadores de saúde em policiais rodoviários federais

Marins¹,

Vecchio²

2017

Sci Med

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*** Health’s Patrol Program: health indicators from federal highway policemen ***AIMS: To evaluate the socio-demographic, health, nutritional, physical and functional profile of federal highway policemen participants of the Health Patrol Program and evaluate the association of these characteristics with age and time of service.METHODS: Cross-sectional study with federal highway police officers from the city of Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in September 2015. Health Patrol Program’s participants who were not on vacation or license were included. Questionnaires with sociodemographic information, level of physical activity and musculoskeletal symptoms were applied. Anthropometric and nutritional data, blood pressure and physical and functional capacities were measured. The variables were categorized by age and time of service. The independent t-test and chi-square test or Fisher's exact test were used to evaluate the associations. The significance level adopted was p≤0.05.RESULTS: Of the 64 police officers from the Pelotas police station, 41 (64.1%) men met the inclusion criteria. There were higher percentages of married, non-smokers, with normal blood pressure and physically active in leisure (89.5%). The following means were recorded: body mass index 28.5±3.4 kg/m2, waist circumference 99.2±8.5 cm, body fat 25.1±4.9%, flexibility 21.2±9.4 cm, isometric handgrip strength of right and left hand respectively 47.4±6.2 kgf and 44.6±6.3 kgf and isometric strength of lower limbs 127.1±20.8 kgf. The average score of the functional evaluation was 13.8±2.6 points (57% with ≤14 points). The musculoskeletal symptoms that were most associated with absence from work were located in knee (22%) and low back (14,6%). Older policemen exhibited higher values for body mass index, waist circumference and body fat percentage, and the oldest in the corporation showed greater waist circumference.CONCLUSIONS: Even when they stated being physically active, federal highway police officers participating in the Health Patrol Program in Pelotas had often inadequate morphological and physical conditions, as well levels of strength and flexibility lower than those recommended for this population. In this sample, the more advanced age and longer service time in the Federal Highway Police were associated with morphological parameters of high risk for cardiovascular diseases. It was also observed that federal highway policemen had a high risk of musculoskeletal injuries and were absence from work mainly due to musculoskeletal complaints in the low back and knee regions.

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“…Postural discomfort during the working day was indicated as a risk factor for work-related diseases, as showed in the study conducted by da Trindade et al, where 75% of 262 military police officers with an average age of 37, indicated through the questionnaire the presence of some osteomuscular disturbance; lumbar pain was the most frequent one (Trindade et al, 2015).…”

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Electromyographic analysis of postural overload caused by bulletproof vests on public security professionals

2017

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Introduction: Military police activity individuals performing operational activity remain 12 hours using mandatory safety equipment. This work aimed to verify the electromyographic response in operational military police officers before and after a cycle of two working days. Methods: Forty-four male individuals were evaluated, with an average age of 34.59 ± 8.05. The used protocol consisted in the evaluation of paravertebral muscles and rectus abdominis muscles in a maximum isometric voluntary contraction test (MVC) during trunk extension movements, starting from the sitting position. Moreover, the Roland-Morris functional evaluation questionnaire and the Corlett and Manenica diagram for painful areas were used. An electromyograph with 16 pre-set channels was used. Signals were processed in time (EMG ME ) and spectral (EMG MF ) domains, using the MatLab  program. The Shapiro-Wilk test and Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test were applied. Statistical analyses were performed through the SPSS v21.0 software and Microsoft Office Excel 2010, considering p < 0.05 as significance level. Results: Results showed statistical differences in the post-working day for time analysis, an EMG ME decrease in the right rectus abdominis muscle (p = 0.016) and in the age-stratified sample, with individuals over 31 years old (p = 0.016); in the spectral analysis, EMG MF reduction in the right iliocostalis (p = 0.027) and right and left side in the stratified sample, in individuals over 31 years old and with more than 10 years of service. Conclusion: The used protocol highlighted a decrease in the amplitude of the electromyographic signal, as well as possible muscle fatigue on the right side where officers usually carry their weapons.

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Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Police Offcers

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Firefighter Worker in Brazil

Symptoms of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Firefighter Worker in Brazil

Programa Patrulha da Saúde: indicadores de saúde em policiais rodoviários federais

Electromyographic analysis of postural overload caused by bulletproof vests on public security professionals

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