Os efeitos da cinesioterapia laboral em motoristas de ônibus com lombalgia do município de Caruaru-PE

Abstract

Introduction: The lumbar pain is a common symptom that affects about 80% of the brazilian population; being characterised on the productive life period of the individual, specifically in some professions, such as the example of bus drivers which stays seated most of their workday. Objective: Evaluate the efficiency of the labour kinesiotherapy in pain, flexibility and the muscular strength in bus drivers in one company from the city of Caruaru-PE. Methodology: The study was conducted with 30 drivers who were submitted to the labour kinesiotherapy. On the evaluation, it was carried out the application of the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), physical exams and sociodemographic questionnaires. Results: The values demonstrated a significant reduction of the pain after the exercises performed with the intervention group and the improvement of the flexibility. Conclusion: In this study, the biggest part of the bus drivers had improved flexibility and the muscular strength on the torso flexion, and a decrease of the pain levels. Key-words: lumbar pain; posture; Muscle Stretching Exercises.