Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among the Hairdressers: A Pilot Study
The amount of data and research effort to indicate the MSDs among hairdressers has been limited. This study aims to describe the work-related musculoskeletal disorders among on-job hairdressers, by identifying the body regions associated with significant
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Abstract The amount of data and research effort to indicate the MSDs among hairdressers has been limited. This study aims to describe the work-related musculoskeletal disorders among on-job hairdressers, by identifying the body regions associated with significant discomfort. The study was conducted with thirty professional hairdressers. Self-reporting work related questionnaire on MSDs to develop, were distributed in hairdressing of Setubal (Portugal). The results from the study show that all of hairdressers reported spine discomfort, followed by discomfort in the shoulders (83 %), hands and wrists (43 %) and lower limbs (30 %). The main causes of these symptoms is the standing posture throughout the workday, repetitive movements and the maintenance of high upper limbs during prolonged time. Within the limitations of the study, it reveals that there is no relationship between the increased level of discomfort with age or with working hours. More research is needed on musculoskeletal problems with hairdressers and beauticians with an emphasis on a larger sample. Keywords Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) Hairdressers
Ergonomics
J. Cruz M. Dias-Teixeira NICiTeS—Núcleo de Investigação em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Escola Superior de Saúde Ribeiro Sanches, Rua do Telhal aos Olivais, 8-8A, 1900-693 Lisbon, Portugal M. Dias-Teixeira REQUIMTE—Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal M. Dias-Teixeira CPES—Centro de Pesquisa e Estudos Sociais, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande, 376, 1749-024 Lisbon, Portugal M. Dias-Teixeira (&) I2ES—Unidade de Investigação e Inovação em Economia Social, Instituto Superior de Gestão e Administração de Santarém, Largo Cândido dos Reis, 2000-241 Santarém, Portugal e-mail: [email protected] © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 R. Goonetilleke and W. Karwowski (eds.), Advances in Physical Ergonomics and Human Factors, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing 489, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-41694-6_14
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1 Introduction The musculoskeletal system is a complex entity, composed by muscles, tendons, the skeleton, cartilage, ligament, nerves and blood vessels. In addition to supporting the weight of the body, bones work together with muscles to maintain body position and to produce controlled, precise movements. Without the skeleton to pull against, contracting muscle fibers could not make us sit, stand, walk, or run [1]. Coordination, balance and muscle tone are all dependent on a stable posture—in all bodily situations [2]. Movements run constrained, awkward or poor cause muscle fatigue even when the work activity does not require high muscle forces. Also, the mechanical load on the spine and joints is higher in these postures [3, 4]. So, awkward postures, repetitive work, or handling heavy materials often are significant contributors to leading to musculoskeletal fatigue, pain or other kinds
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