Pereira Cynara Cristina Domingues Alves, López Ramón Fabian Alonso, Vilarta Roberto
Department for Adapted Physical Activity Studies, Physical Education Institute, University Campus, Zeferino Vaz, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas (São Paulo), Brazil.
Work. 2013;44(4):415-21. doi: 10.3233/WOR-131517.
The physical activity programmes in the workplace (PAPW) are applied to minimize the prevalence, incidence and intensity of pain. This study evaluated the perception of pain and quantifies its intensity among garment workers before and after performing a PAPW.
We included 61 workers of a clothing company, who were classified randomly into experimental group (n = 44) 28.7 ± 8.8 years old and a control group (n = 17) 27.8 ± 7.4 years (20-43 years).
The Trigger Points test questionnaire was used to assess pain perception and quantify its intensity. The PAPW was conducted in 15-minute sessions per day, consisting of stretching exercises (40%), muscular endurance (40%), self-massage relaxation and massage techniques (10%), and group dynamics (10%).
The garment workers who participated in the PAPW showed a significant reduction of pain felt in the neck and wrists, and also a reduction in pain intensity in shoulders, arms, fingers and wrists that are most often strained during sewing.
Our findings suggest that PAPW that target muscle groups that are more tense in sewing tasks, may be considered by companies for supporting adaptation to the work environment and improving health by reducing muscle and joint pain.
应用工作场所体育活动计划（PAPW）以尽量降低疼痛的患病率、发病率和强度。本研究评估了服装工人在参与PAPW前后对疼痛的感知并对疼痛强度进行了量化。
我们纳入了一家服装公司的61名工人，他们被随机分为实验组（n = 44），年龄为28.7±8.8岁，以及对照组（n = 17），年龄为27.8±7.4岁（20 - 43岁）。
使用触发点测试问卷来评估疼痛感知并量化其强度。PAPW每天进行15分钟，包括伸展运动（40%）、肌肉耐力训练（40%）、自我按摩放松和按摩技巧（10%）以及团队互动（10%）。
参与PAPW的服装工人颈部和手腕的疼痛明显减轻，并且在缝纫过程中最常劳损的肩部、手臂、手指和手腕的疼痛强度也有所降低。
我们的研究结果表明，针对缝纫任务中更易紧张的肌肉群的PAPW，公司可考虑采用，以帮助员工适应工作环境并通过减轻肌肉和关节疼痛来改善健康状况。
