PLAN DE PREVENCIÓN DE TRASTORNOS POSTURALES A LOS ALUMNOS DEL TERCER SEMESTRE DE LA CARRERA DE MEDICINA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD DE LA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA DE MANABÍ, DICIEMBRE 2009 – MAYO 2010”

Abstract

This thesis covers the issues presented by students in the third semester of medicine, adoption of awkward postures that lead to the presence of postural disorders, musculoskeletal symptoms secondary to it and a classroom whose physical appearance and air conditioning are inadequate. Given this problem, a study was conducted verified research methods and techniques, covering 134 students belonging to the third semester parallel "A" and "B" respectively, which were identified little knowledge of postural disorders, poor attention of teachers to their body attitude, the manifestation of musculoskeletal symptoms and deficiencies in the classroom in which they operate. Therefore as an alternative solution was proposed to develop a plan for prevention of postural disorders and the adequacy of class N° 9 of the medical career, which were executed obtained as a result, that 95% of students trained have knowledge necessary for them to be transmitted and applied in their daily academic activities and 100% was appropriate for the classroom, in order to achieve our objective in the prevention of postural disorders in students.