A leitura das LER/DORT pelos trabalhadores da trefilaria de São Paulo da siderurgia belgo mineira / Reading the LER/DORT by drawing mill workers of São Paulo mining Belgian steel

As lesões musculoligamentares relacionadas ao trabalho, inicialmente, chamadas de LER (Lesões por Esforços Repetitivos) e, posteriormente, de DORT (Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionados ao Trabalho), são consideradas, talvez, a patologia ocupacional de maior controvérsia pelo modo de adoecer. Acometem principalmente a população jovem, no auge de sua produtividade e existência. No final da década de 80, começaram a surgir as epidemias de LER / DORT no Brasil e no mundo, tornando-se grave e preocupante problema de saúde pública, devido aos custos socioeconômicos elevadíssimos. Dentre os fatores causadores das LER / DORT, estão aspectos de administração, organização e ergonômicos do Trabalho. Esta dissertação tem como objetivo principal entender o que os trabalhadores da Trefilaria de São Paulo da Siderurgia Belgo Mineira pensam sobre as LER / DORT. Para tanto, aplicou-se a metodologia qualiquantitativa, utilizando-se o Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo, característica própria e indissociável do pensamento coletivo, considerado e preservado em todos os momentos da pesquisa, desde a elaboração das perguntas, coleta e processamento dos dados, até a apresentação dos resultados. Concluiu-se pela análise ter havido evolução do entendimento do que sejam as LER / DORT, bem como a forma de prevenção e tratamento quando comparadas às representações dos trabalhadores no final da década de 80. (AU)

Work-related injuries to muscle tissue and ligaments, initially denominated “Injuries caused by Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI)” and later on “Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD)”, are probably the most controversial occupational pathology today, due to the way in which they are contracted. The victims are mostly young people at the peak of their productive professional existence. In Brazil and around the world “RSI/WMSD” began to reach epidemic proportions in the late eighties, becoming a serious public health problem due to its extremely high social and economic costs. Certain aspects of administration, organization, and ergonomics at the workplace, among others, are increasingly perceived as the reasons for the emergence of “RSI/WMSD”. The object of this dissertation was to find out and understand what the workers of Siderurgia Belgo-Mineira’s Trefilaria de São Paulo think about “RSI/WMSD”. To this end was applied the method of quality and quantity evaluation by using “Expressions of the Collective Subject”. This, being an inseparable characteristic of collective thinking, has been the guideline throughout the research, from collecting and processing data to the final conclusion of this work. Analyzing the findings, the conclusion is that there has been significant advance, as far as the understanding of “RSI/WMSD”, its prevention and treatment are concerned, compared with workers’ perception of the problem in the late 80s. (AU)

Inflammations tendineuses et ligamentaires chez le sportif (coude et genou) / Tendons and ligaments inflammations among sportives (elbow and knee)

Si le diagnostic d'une tendinopathie est essentiellement clinique et facile dans la majorite des cas, le traitement n'en reste pas moins aleatoire. L'homeopathie reste une strategie medicale de choix dans le pannel des techniques naturelles. (AU)