OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms and to investigate factors associated with employees of a company that provides service of water supply and sewage treatment in the city of Bauru, São Paulo. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study with 176 professionals who perform sedentary activities and answered questionnaires for data collection of demographic, occupational and lifestyle variables, the Index of the Work Ability and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression were made. RESULTS: The workers reported some type of musculoskeletal symptoms in the last 12 months, mainly in the lumbar region (40.3%), cervical spine (27.2%) and shoulders (23.8%). There was an association between musculoskeletal symptoms and the variables type of movement, posture at work and health problems. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in workers is high and there was a significant association with repetitive movements, sitting posture and health problems, being therefore, needed an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and multidisciplinary presence, in order to positively affect the process of work and occupational health.
Workers health; Musculoskeletal pain; Work condition; Sedentary activities
