Factores relacionados con la conducción y sintomatología musculoesquelética en agentes forestales.

Introduction. Muscle skeletal disorders (MSD) have a multifactorial etiology. There is evidence that they may be intimately related to risk factors present in work tasks. The aim of this study is to describe the factors related to conduction and muscle skeletal symptoms in forestry agents, seeking to identify and propose possible preventive measures. Material and methods. Observational study, descriptive type. It was carried out during the period between the months of February and March of the year 2017. We collected data from 87 workers, all of them forest agents. The data collection was carried out through survey and clinical evaluation during the periodic health check. A descriptive analysis of the variables studied and the chi-squared test were performed to evaluate significant associations Result: From the study group, an average age of 45 years was obtained (SD=8.5). 94.3% of these were male and the average age of the participants was 18 years (SD=9.4). Regarding the type of road and its frequency of use, there is a 55.2% who report that the type of road through which they circulate most frequently are forest tracks. 29.9% had muscle skeletal symptoms and of the total number of workers who reported pain in some body segment, 60% presented it at the level of the lumbar spine. No statistically significant association was found between the type of vehicle and the presence of pain in any body segment. Conclusions. We consider important to apply recommendations related to healthy extra-working habits and to adopt adequate driving procedures in order to reduce the risk of injuries; as well as continue with the investigation in this subject, to increase the knowledge on it