Working conditions and musculoskeletal pain among Brazilian pottery workers

Abstract

In the municipality of Pedreira in São Paulo

Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among plastics industry workers

“…However, the prevalence of pain including upper back pain or lumbar region pain in this population of plastics industries workers (35.7%) was higher than among dentists (21%). The finding of pain in the lumbar region (28.9%) was more similar to the finding of 33% among workers in the ceramics industry 13 . Among ceramics workers 13 , the prevalence of pain in distal upper extremities was 35%; in the neck, 9%; in the shoulder, 9%.…”

“…Picoloto & Silveira 12 , studying the industrial population of metal workers, found an overall prevalence of pain of 75.2%. On the other hand, a study of workers in the ceramic industry 13 found a 38.5% prevalence of pain in the previous twelve months, using a population of 90 individuals. This prevalence was higher among women, (46%), than among men, (16%).…”

“…In this case, the comparison with these studies 11,12,13 can be made for prevalences described in the present study as "case of musculoskeletal pain", ie situations in which the individual only answered whether he or she experienced pain in the previous twelve months. A study conducted among dentists 11 , using self-administered questionnaires sent by mail, found an overall prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms of 58%.…”

Musculoskeletal Disorders In Informal Mining Workers

“…The physical discomfort, the excessive work journey, inadequate and poorly designed workstation from the ergonomics perspective, intense rhythms of work, invariance of tasks, repeatability of movements, physical exertion, poor posture for a long period of time, mechanical pressure on certain segments of the body, static muscular work, shock and vibration, are some of the collaborative factors for the onset of WMSDs in mining workers or in other productive sectors [10,[13][14][15][16], corroborating with the low quality of life of the disabled workers, loss of productivity, lost workdays, spending with health care and payments to social security [17].…”

“…The considerations around this public health problem are due to the fact that these disorders are common in both developed and developing countries [4][5][6][7][8][9][10].…”