Prevalência de sintomas osteomusculares em acadêmicos do último ano do curso de fisioterapia da Universidade Católica de Brasília.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal symptoms affect the quality of life either in academics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the musculoskeletal symptoms prevalence in the last year student of physical therapy course in the require training at Catholic University of Brasilia. A cross-sectional study was made with 95 academics, 83 (87%) were females and 12 (13%) were male, with mean age 25.0 ± 4.1 years old, using a self-administered questionnaire based on the "Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire". The statistical analysis by the software “Statistical Package for the Social Sciences” found a higher prevalence of low back pain among academics from all areas of training, followed by neck and shoulders pain. The academics of Intensive Care Unit area demonstrated high low back and dorsal pain and the Child Neurology related more neck pain. Due musculoskeletal symptoms 67 academics went to a doctor or physiotherapist for treatment. It is concluded that the academics also have high musculoskeletal symptoms prevalence, as well as physiotherapist, becoming a risk to a future musculoskeletal disorders.