Prevalencia de TME en estudiantes de odontología USTA Bucaramanga durante el aislamiento por COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction: Musculoskeletal disorders represent one of the major complications in the work environment. In order to follow up and make a more detailed analysis of the existing cases, a statistical study was carried out through a sampling of 170 students. Objective: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in students of the School of Dentistry of the Universidad Santo Tomás Bucaramanga who receive ICT-mediated remote classes, during mandatory social isolation due to COVID-19. Methods: An instrument was created based on the information from the Nordic Kourinka questionnaire. Likewise, this will be composed of two sections where one of them corresponds to the sociodemographic variables of the participant and a section of the individual's habits, for a total of 19 questions with response options that allowed establishing the appearance and development of MSD in dental students of the Universidad Santo Tomas. Results: a series of questions were developed, in order to identify the factors that can increase the risks of MSD, in this way it was possible to evidence a correlation between the lack of stretching activities and the appearance of MSD, showing that 35.88% never perform stretching activities, while only 4.12% referred to always performing them. Recommendations: After performing the statistical analysis, we sought to establish a series of recommendations based on the manual for the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders issued by the general secretariat of Madrid Spain and on the ergonomics studies proposed by Williams where he establishes a series of exercises centered on trunk movements and flexion.