LIAN GONG 18 TERAPIAS: implicações nos sintomas álgicos em trabalhadores.

Abstract

The transformations that have occurred in the workplace nowadays significantly interfere with quality of life of workers, causing a considerable increase in musculoskeletal disorders, especially RSI / WMSD that are considered the most frequent in this context. The research aimed to evaluate the effects of the practice of Lian Gong 18 Therapies on Back pain symptoms in workers. This is a study of type action research with quantitative approach of descriptive character, developed with workers deposit a distributor of cosmetics and a department store located in the city of Cajazeiras, Paraíba. The sample consisted of 35 employees chosen through a non-probability sampling. The study took place from November 2012 to February 2013, with the ethical and legal apparatus to Resolution 196/96. Data were collected from two questionnaires: an instrument constructed by the researcher in order to analyze the socio-demographic characteristics of the subjects and Diagram Corlett to evaluate complaints of musculoskeletal pain. The collected data were tabulated and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21 using descriptive statistics (frequency and simple percentages), being constructed charts in Microsoft Office Excel 2007 version and tables in Microsoft Office Word 2007 version for visual representation. The results showed that the sample was predominantly male (80.0%), aged between 26 and 33 years (42.9%), single (57.1%) and secondary education (37.1%). The largest number of workers occupying the post of lecturer and packer (62.9%), working hours in the morning and afternoon (51.4%) and not perform overtime (51.4%). It was found that subjects mostly do not exercise (77.1%) and complain of musculoskeletal pain during work activities (71.4%). Diagram Corlett the largest number of participants reported complaints of one or more body segments (91.4%) and neck (60.0%), back in the middle and lower third (both 54.2%) and cervical region (48.5%) were the most affected by pain symptoms, is also found in those regions where the indices more significant reduction of pain cases: 37.2% reduced neck and back middle third and cervical occurred one 25.7% reduction in the number of cases. In areas like elbows, right ankle and right foot there was no change in the percentage and in the regions of the basin and right knee there was a slight increase in the percentage of cases of pain or discomfort. It was concluded that the practice of Lian Gong promotes extremely positive effects in relation to musculoskeletal pains, especially in the region of the spine, and their possible development in the workplace, at minimal cost, providing improvements in the quality of life of participants.