Beneficios de la gimnasia laboral como estrategia de prevención de desórdenes musculoesqueléticos en trabajadores.

Abstract

Currently workers spend between 8 and 12 hours a day in their jobs, these workloads can bring with them various consequences that throughout the worker's life will be present with some of its manifestations, including musculoskeletal disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders are the leading cause of disability worldwide, with approximately 1.7 billion people suffering from them; In Colombia they correspond to the main diagnostic group in processes related to the determination of origin and loss of work capacity. The purpose of this research is to determine the benefits of occupational gymnastics as a strategy for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workers, we start from this to pose the following problem question: What are the benefits of occupational gymnastics programs within organizations as a strategy for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders in workers ?, The research question is answered through a search and analysis of bibliographic material extracted from the databases PubMed, SciELO, Google Academic and Science Direct; in a period between March and May of the current year (2021); The search left us with a total of 20 studies, including journal articles, including RCT studies, systematic reviews and also undergraduate studies; Where we conclude that the existence of scientific evidence that supports the fact of implementing work gymnastics programs in companies is precise and clear, being an excellent pedagogical strategy to prevent the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders in workers.