De nos jours, la plupart des fabriquants de chaussures proposent des chaussures pour les jeunes joueurs de tennis qui sont des modèles réduits de celles des adultes. Cependant, les enfants ne sont pas des adultes-miniatures et ont des besoins spécifiques. Entre 8 et 12 ans, les enfants sont sujets à des poussées de croissance qui diminuent la flexibilité du membre inférieur et augmentent les forces de tension sur les sites d’insertions des tendons sur les os. De plus, la pratique du tennis à haute intensité, avec la répétition d’accélérations et décélérations, place d’importantes forces de tension au niveau de l’insertion du tendon d’Achille sur le calcaneus et d’importantes forces de compression sous le calcaneus. La combinaison de ces 2 facteurs augmente le risque de subir l’une des principales blessures de sursollicitaton chez les enfants : la maladie de Sever. Par conséquent, l’objectif de ce travail de thèse était de définir les caractéristiques d’un chaussant adapté au joueur de tennis enfant en terme de volume chaussant confortable et de limitation des blessures. Premièrement, une chaussette équipée de capteurs de pressions textiles a été conçue et la fiabilité de sa mesure a été validée. Ensuite, cet outil innovant a été utilisé afin de corréler la mesure de pression et la perception du confort sur 8 zones du pied, permettant ainsi de déterminer le volume intérieur de la chaussure optimal pour le joueur de tennis enfant. Deuxièmement, les effets aigus du drop de la chaussure sur la biomécanique des joueurs de tennis enfants ont été examinés et il a été montré que la réduction de 12 mm à 6 mm permettait de réduire les forces de réaction du sol et donc potentiellement les blessures liées à l’impact. Enfin, l’influence à long-terme de la réduction du drop de la chaussure sur la biomécanique et les douleurs au talon reportées par les jeunes joueurs de tennis a été investiguée. La réduction progressive du drop de la chaussure a induit un changement de patron de pose du pied, arrière vers avant-pied, pour la moitié des participants et a permis de supprimer leurs douleurs au talon. De futures études sont nécessaires pour examiner les adaptations structurelles du membre inférieur liées à l’utilisation de chaussures partiellement minimalistes. / Nowadays, most of tennis footwear manufacturers propose children tennis shoes that are scaled-down from adult shoes. However, children are not adult-miniature and have specific needs. Between 8 and 12 years old, children experience growth spurts that decrease the lower limb flexibility and increase the tensile forces on tendons insertion sites onto bones. In addition, the practice of tennis in high-intensity, with the repetition of accelerations and decelerations, places high tensile forces at the Achilles tendon insertion site onto the calcaneus and large compressive forces under the calcaneus. The combination of these 2 factors increase the risk to experience one of the main overuse injuries in children: Sever’s disease. Therefore, the aim of this thesis work was to define the features of a suitable footwear for children tennis players in terms of fitting comfort and limitation of injuries. Firstly, a sock equipped with textile pressure sensors was designed and its measurement reliability was validated. Then, this innovative device was used to correlate pressure measurement and comfort perception on 8 foot locations, allowing to determine the optimal inner-shoe volume for children tennis players. Secondly, the acute effects of shoe drop on the biomechanics of children tennis players were examined and it was shown that reducing from 12 mm to 6 mm allowed to reduce ground reaction forces and thus potentially impact-related injuries. Finally, the long-term influence of shoe drop reduction on the biomechanics and heel pain reported by children tennis players was investigated. The gradual reduction in shoe drop induced a switch from a rear- to forefoot strike pattern in half of the participants and allowed to remove heel pain for them. Future studies are needed to examine the lower-limb structural adaptations linked to the use of partial minimalist shoes.

Bakgrund: Svensk idrott med cirka tre miljoner medlemmar spelar en viktig roll i främjandet av god hälsa men medför även en risk för skador. Det kräver både preventiva och rehabiliterande åtgärder. En kartläggning av de vanligaste idrottsskadorna kan bidra till att identifiera kunskapsluckor samt underlätta implementering av förebyggande åtgärder inom fysioterapi. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att kartlägga och analysera skadepanoramat efter år 2000 inom de fem mest utövade idrotterna i Sverige, samt identifiera eventuella skillnader baserat på kön, ålder och idrott. Metod: En allmän litteraturöversikt genomfördes med fokus på epidemiologiska- och kohortstudier. 163 studier identifierades via sökningar i databaserna Pubmed (n = 78), Cinahl (n = 30) och SportDiscus (n = 55). Efter granskning av titel och abstrakt, återstod 17 studier för kvalitetsgranskning med Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Resultat: 15 studier (fotboll = 7, friidrott = 3, gymnastik = 2, innebandy = 4) inkluderades i litteraturöversikten med ett totalt deltagarantal på 3 635 628 aktiva, varav 69.7% män. Inga svenska studier om golf kunde identifieras. En hög frekvens skador i nedre extremitet noterades i alla idrotter, framförallt i fotboll och friidrott, medan skador i underarm/hand framträdde i gymnastik. Dessutom framkom en hög frekvens rygg- och huvudskador inom innebandy och gymnastik. Konklusion: Skademönstret varierar inte markant mellan könen men män uppvisar en högre skaderisk än kvinnor. Endast fotboll noterade ett varierande mönster mellan ungdomar och vuxna där ungdomar hade en lägre skadeincidens och fler frakturer. Generellt finns det ett behov av uppdaterad, könsrepresentativ forskning inom idrotterna. / Background: Swedish sports play a crucial role in promoting good health but also carry a risk of injuries. This requires both preventive and rehabilitative measures. A mapping of sports injuries can help identify knowledge gaps and facilitate the implementation of preventive measures within physiotherapy. Aim: The aim was to map and analyze the injury landscape after the year 2000 within the five most practiced sports in Sweden, and to identify any differences based on gender, age, and sport. Method: A literature review was conducted, focusing on epidemiological-, and cohort studies. 163 studies were identified through the databases Pubmed (n = 78), Cinahl (n = 30), and SportDiscus (n = 55). After reviewing title and abstract, 17 remained for quality review with the Quality Assessment Tool for Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies. Results: 15 studies (football = 7, athletics = 3, gymnastics = 2, floorball = 4) were included with a total of 3,635,628 participants, of which 69.7% were men. No studies on golf were identified. A high frequency of lower extremity injuries was noted in all sports, especially in football and athletics, while forearm/hand injuries were prominent in gymnastics. In addition, back and head injuries were noted within floorball and gymnastics. Conclusion: The injury pattern does not vary significantly between the sexes, but men show a higher risk of injury than women. Only football noted a varying pattern between youth and adults, where youth had a lower injury incidence and more fractures. There is a need for updated, gender-representative research within sports.

Thesis (MSc (Physiological Sciences))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Despite a growing interest into the mechanisms of the repeated bout effect, little is known about the consequences of chronic eccentrically biased training and the possible advantageous such training may offer to athletes as well as patients with muscle-debilitating disease. This study investigated the role of satellite cells in the muscle adaptation in response to either downhill or uphill high intensity training (HIT). Welltrained endurance runners were divided into two training groups matched for training volume and 10 km running times (n = 6, uphill training, UP; n = 6, downhill training, DH) and subjects in both groups completed 10 HIT sessions over a period of 4 weeks. Running performance was tested before and after the training intervention by a 10 km road race and peak treadmill speed (PTS) in horizontal and inclined (+5%) laboratory incremental tests to exhaustion. Skeletal muscle biopsies were sampled at baseline, after 2 HIT sessions, and after 4 weeks of HIT. Muscle was analysed immunohistochemically for satellite cell frequency as identified by CD56 and M-cadherin (Mcad) expression. Myogenin protein contents of muscle homogenates were determined by western blotting. Myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoform proportions and mean fibre crosssectional area was measured. During the HIT intervention, UP exercised at a higher percentage of their HRmax than DH (mean ± SD, 97 ± 1 vs. 92 ± 3 %HRmax, p < 0.005), but at a similar rate of perceived exertion (RPE). DH completed more intervals per session and covered greater distance per session than their UP counterparts. Both training groups increased their training intensity but decreased their training volume during the 4 weeks of HIT. The combined group of 12 athletes improved their PTSgradient (mean ± SD, 16.7 ± 0.8 vs. 17.3 ± 1.0 km/h, p < 0.05). No significant differences between groups were found for PTS, VO2max or 10 km performance. Satellite cell frequency in this cohort of trained runners (48.9 ± 10.3 km/week) at baseline was similar to healthy young males (CD56+ cells/fibre, 0.19 ± 0.10). Satellite cell frequency increased significantly in DH after 4 weeks (Mcad, 123%; CD56, 138%) and non-significantly in UP (Mcad, 45%, CD56, 39%). No significant differences were found after two training sessions or at any time between groups. Mcad and CD56 expression correlated well (r = 0.95, p < 0.0001). Muscle myogenin content increased for both groups (UP: 56%; DH: 60%) after 4 weeks. No notable changes were seen after two training sessions. However, myogenin levels 2 days after session 1 correlated well (r= 0.99, p<0.005) with muscle pain experienced on the same day, as measured by the visual analogue scale. No changes were seen in the MyHC proportions or the fibre cross-sectional area after the training intervention. It was concluded that the training intervention was too short to induce changes in MyHC distribution or fibre area. Is seems likely that satellite cell proliferation was initiated as an early response to DOMS, but the response was maintained for 4 weeks. However, due to the lack of change in fibre morphology and myonuclear number, the role of satellite cell proliferation in fibre type transformation or muscle hypertrophy could not be established. Similarly, various possible roles for increased myogenin protein are offered, but since the origin of myogenin expression (satellite cells vs. myonuclei) was not determined, no definite conclusion regarding the precise function can be made. In conclusion, this study is the first to definitively indicate satellite cell proliferation in well-trained endurance runners in response to a change in training, including specifically downhill HIT. This response was early and sustained. This study asks several questions about the role of satellite cells during muscle adaptation to repetitive downhill training, and lays a foundation for further research into this unexplored field.

Thesis (LL.M)--York University, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Bakgrund: Padeltennis, en sport som på kort tid ökat explosionsartat i Sverige och lockat till sig många utövare- unga som gamla, tränade som otränade, kvinnor som män. Att börja med en ny sport kan innebära nya påfrestningar på kroppen, däribland många repetitiva slag som kan leda till överbelastningsskador samt akuta skador som det visat sig i studier för idrottare. Målet med denna studie är att öka kunskapen för det skadeförebyggande arbetet samt rehabiliteringsprocessen för denna målgrupp. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka skadepanorama samt identifiera de främst förekommande skadelokalisationerna inom padeltennis för att kartlägga och analysera skadorna i förhållande till kön, ålder och nivå hos padeltennisspelare. Metod: En kvantitativ kunskapsansats med retrospektiv design valdes. Insamlingen av data skedde genom delning av en egenutformad digital enkät både genom sociala medier samt padelhallar runt om i landet. Resultat: 610 personer deltog i studien varpå 56,5% uppgav att de haft en skada till följd av padelspel det senaste året. Den kroppsdel som varit mest utsatt för överbelastningsskador var armbåge medan fot/fotled hade flest akuta skador. Analys av skadefrekvensen visade ingen märkbar skillnad bland könen, däremot hade de äldre åldersgrupperna samt de högre spelarnivåerna något större skadefrekvens. Konklusion: Denna studie kan ses som ett första steg för ett skadeförebyggande arbete inom padel. Likt andra studier visar denna att skador inom padel förekommer, dock behövs det fler standardiserade studier inom ämnet för att lättare jämföra resultat av framtida undersökningar.

Submitted in fulfilllment of the requirements for the Masters in Nursing degree, Durban University of Technology, 2014. / Introduction Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are the most commonly reported work-related illnesses impacting on the quality of life of nurses. Absenteeism, work restriction, loss of income and disability are related outcomes. Nurses are at a higher risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD) compared to other healthcare professionals because of the nature of their duties. Problem statement The relationship between work-related musculoskeletal disorders, absenteeism and visits to the staff clinic by nurses has not been established in South Africa. Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of WMSD in nurses and its relationship to absenteeism and visits to the staff clinic by nurses in a selected eThekwini District hospital. Research method A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive survey was conducted in two stages namely the prospective cross-sectional survey of nurses and the retrospective review of records. A random sample of 231 nurses was selected, proportionally, from all nursing ranks and invited to fill in the self-administered musculoskeletal questionnaire. Results The lifetime prevalence of WMSD in nurses in this study was 77% with the twelve months prevalence of 67% and the seven days prevalence of 43%. The prevalence of low back pain was higher (21% for twelve months and 47% for seven days) than that of other body regions with a higher tendency (65%) of WMSD affecting more than two body regions. Although the prevalence and patterns of WMSD was almost the same across all nursing ranks, nurses working in the Out Patients Department reported the highest prevalence (22%). There was no significant relationship between age, gender and smoking; however, a strong correlation between WMSD and participation in physical exercise, work task and workload was noted. No relationship could be established between WMSD and staff visits to the staff clinic as well as amount of sick leave taken. Conclusion This study showed that WMSD is high in the selected hospital. Nurses working in the Outpatients department reported the most WMSD; body parts affected was not related to age, gender, nurse rank or unit in which the nurse worked. There is a problem of under- reporting of WMSD. Nurses working in this hospital have an option of attending their private health service providers even following a WMSD. In these cases the staff clinic is unable to keep accurate statistics of WMSD, conduct reviews and proper management of the WMSD.

Bakgrund: Idag finns en begränsad vetskap hur svenska elitsatsande barn och ungdomar som klättrar upplever smärta i fingrarna eller vilka träningsvanor de har. Detta kan leda till ökad risk av överbelastningsskador. En ökning av stressfrakturer på fingrarnas tillväxtzoner i de yngre åldrarna visar en felaktig utveckling. Fingerträning bör inte förekomma hos barn och ungdomar under 18 år. Syfte: Att kartlägga barn och ungdomars upplevda smärta i fingrarna och deras träningsvanor samt att undersöka samband mellan smärtupplevelse och träningsvanor. Material och metod: Utövarna har fyllt i en enkät gällande smärtupplevelse i fingrarna under 2016. Vidare undersöktes specifik fingerträning och övriga träningsvanor. Deltagarna delades in i ålderskategorier 9-13 år samt 14-19 år och kön. Resultat: Utav 86 deltagare genomförde 63 enkätundersökningen. Majoriteten 68.3 % använde specifika fingerträningsmetoder. Hos pojkar och den äldre ålderskategorin hade 30 % upplevt så mycket smärta i fingrarna att det påverkat deras träning negativt. 79.4 % av deltagarna tar hjälp av tränare. Det fanns ett starkt signifikant positivt samband (r = 0.355) mellan antalpass per vecka och upplevelse av smärta i fingrarna. Det var även en starkt signifikant negativ korrelation (r =-0.450) mellan att ta hjälp av tränare och ålder. Konklusion: Majoriteten av deltagarna använder sig av specifik fingerträning trots rekommendationerna att inte använda detta. Hälften upplever någon forma av smärta i fingrarna. Majoriteten har en tränare, vilken har ansvar för träningen. Tränaren behöver bli bättre på att övervaka individernas träningsvanor och deras fysiska status. Föräldrar, individ och tränaren behöver samarbeta bättre för säkrare träningsformer. / Background: There is limited knowledge of Swedish young elite level climbers and their experienced pain in the fingers and training habits. An increased expose of an overload injuries is at risk. Epiphyseal fractures of fingers growth zones reveals that the sport is developing in an unwanted way. Despite recommendations of specific finger training should not be a part of the training it is still common. Objective: To identify experience of pain in the fingers and training habits and to analyze the relationship between pain perception and exercise habits. Materials and Methods: The examined group filled out a questionnaire retrospective of their experience of pain in the fingers and exercise habits during 2016. The participants were divided into age categories (9-13 years and 14-19 years) and sex. Results: Out of a total 86 participants 63 completed the questionnaire. The majority 68.3 % used specific finger training methods. The boys and the older age group, 30 %, experienced so much pain in the fingers that it affected their training negatively. 79.4 % of participant’s took help from a coach in their training. There was a highly significant positive correlation (r=0.355) between the number of workouts per week and the experience of pain in the fingers. There was also a highly significant negative correlation between the use of trainers and age (r=-0.450). Conclusion: The majority of participants use specific finger exercise despite recommendations not to use it. Furthermore the majority have a coach. The coach is responsible for the training and need to be better of monitoring the individual's exercise habits and their physical status (injuries, strengths, weaknesses). Parents, the climber and their coach need to work better and closer together to increase safer training methods.

Introduktion: Idag klassificeras akuta skador generellt som allvarligare än överbelastningsskador då akuta skador ofta leder till längre tid borta från idrotten. Denna form av kategorisering av allvarlighetsgrad inom forskning har dock påvisats vara problematisk då det ofta exkluderar överbelastningsskador. Detta trots att dem med överbelastningsskador ofta lider av långa perioder med smärta, nedsatt funktion och försämrad prestation. Viktigt oavsett vilken skada en person har drabbats av är följsamhet till rehabilitering. Följsamhet till rehabilitering har visats vara beroende av ett flertal olika faktorer bland annat upplevelsen av skadan och smärta. Syfte: Undersöka ifall det finns signifikanta skillnader mellan följsamhet till rehabiliteringsträning, upplevelse av skadan och högst upplevd nivå av smärta beroende på om en idrottsskada uppstått akut eller av överbelastning. Deltagare: 51 personer besvarade enkäten varav 39 stycken (14 kvinnor och 25 män) inkluderades i studien. De inkluderade var mellan 16 och 35 år gamla, led av en idrottsskada samt hade ett rehabiliteringsprogram för att behandla skadan. Baserat på deltagarnas diagnos samt beskrivning av skadan grupperades dem antingen in i kategorin akuta skador eller överbelastningsskador. Metod: Ett frågeformulär baserat på två validerade enkäter, Rehabilitation Adherence Questionnaire och Cognitive Appraisal Health Scale samt skattning av högst upplevd smärta distribuerades till föreningar och på sociala medier. För att undersöka ifall det fanns signifikanta gruppskillnader mellan dem med akuta skador och överbelastningsskador genomfördes t-test och MANOVA. Resultat: Det fanns inga signifikanta skillnader mellan grupperna på någon av de undersökta variablerna. Kategorin hot närmade sig signifikansnivå (p=0,071) där dem med akuta skador värderade sin skada som mer hotfull än dem med överbelastningsskador. Konklusion: Endast beroende på om en skada uppstått akut eller på grund av överbelastning verkar inte vara avgörande för en persons följsamhet till rehabilitering, upplevelse av skada eller högst skattad nivå av smärta. / Introduction: Acute injuries are generally classified as more severe than overuse injuries due to the fact that they often lead to longer time away from sport. This type of classification of severity in research is not deemed appropriate since it often excludes people suffering from overuse injuries. People with overuse injuries usually stay in their sport but participates with pain, reduced function and performance. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine significant differences between adherence to rehabilitation, cognitive appraisal and perceived pain depending on if a sport injury has occurred acute or due to overuse.   Participants: 51 participants answered the questionnaire and 39 (14 women and 25 men) of these were included in the study. The participants were between 16 and 35 years old, suffered from a sport injury and had a rehabilitation program to treat their injury. Based on the diagnosis and description of the injury the participants were separated into two groups, either acute injury or overuse injury. Method: A questionnaire including two validated questionnaires, the Rehabilitation Adherence Questionnaire and Cognitive Appraisal Health Scale and an estimation of highest experienced pain were distributed among different sport teams and social media. To investigate if there were any significant differences between the two groups on the examined variables several t-tests and one ANOVA was completed. Results: No significant differences were found between the two groups on any of the examined variables. The category threat on the Cognitive Appraisal Health Scale were close to significance (p=0,071) and suggests that people who suffer from an acute injury found their injury to be more threatful. Conclusion: If a sport injury has occurred acute or because of overuse doesn't seem to be a singular determinant factor that affects adherence to rehabilitation, cognitive appraisal or perceived pain

A ergonomia aplicada à atividade odontológica visa racionalizar os procedimentos, evitando fadigas e desgastes desnecessários aos profissionais, ao mesmo tempo em que oferece segurança e conforto ao paciente. A exodontia, dentre os diversos procedimentos cirúrgicos, é considerada aquele que ocasiona maior desgaste e fadiga ao cirurgião-dentista. Visando minimizar essas dificuldades, Pece e Naressi (1995) desenvolveram uma sistemática exodôntica diferenciada/ergonômica e respectivo instrumento, um fórceps (Ergofórceps). Este trabalho tem por objetivo comparar cinético-funcionalmente a atividade de exodontia quando realizada com fórceps convencional e com fórceps ergonômico. Para esta pesquisa, vinte voluntários do curso de odontologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná foram analisados durante a realização da atividade de exodontia via alveolar. Imagens fotográficas e filmagens serviram de base na aplicação das ferramentas ergonômicas RULA e Moore Garg (Strain Índex), além da aplicação de um questionário aos participantes. Estas ferramentas foram selecionadas por terem sido consideradas as mais adequadas para avaliar, de forma específica, os esforços realizados nos membros superiores. A empunhadura utilizada com o fórceps convencional foi a reversa, que apresenta vantagens biomecânicas sobre a tradicional. Os resultados obtidos com o método RULA com os voluntários que utilizaram o fórceps foram: 70% escore 5 (risco moderado) e 30% escore 6 (risco moderado). Já os voluntários que utilizaram o Ergofórceps foram: 70% escore 4 (baixo risco) e 30% escore 3 (baixo risco). Com o método Moore Garg as pontuações para os voluntários que utilizaram o fórceps foram: 30% escore foi 3 (duvidoso) e 70% escore 4,5 (duvidoso). Já os voluntários que utilizaram o Ergofórceps as pontuações foram: 90% o escore foi 1 (baixo risco) e em 10% foi 2 (baixo risco). Os resultados sugerem que o risco do desenvolvimento de lesões ocupacionais em dentistas é menor quando o profissional utiliza o Ergofórceps. / Ergonomics applied to the dental activity aims to rationalize the procedures, avoiding unnecessary fatigue to the professional, while still offering safety and comfort to the patient. The extraction, among the several surgical procedures, is considered to cause increased wear and fatigue. To minimize these difficulties, Pece and Naressi (1995) developed a systematic and differentiated extraction technique and the corresponding instrument, a forceps named Ergoforceps. This study aims to compare kinetically and functionally the activity of extraction with the conventional forceps and the ergonomic forceps. For this research, twenty volunteers from the dentistry course of UFPR were analyzed during the activity of alveolar extraction. Photographic images and footage formed the basis for the application of RULA and MOORE GARG (Strain Index) tools. A questionnaire was also applied to the volunteers. These ergonomic analysis tools were selected since they were considered the most suitable to assess the effort made by the upper limbs. The grip used with the conventional forceps was the reverse, which has biomechanical advantages over the traditional. The results obtained with the RULA method for the extraction forceps were: 70% score 5 (moderate risk) and 30% score 6 (moderate risk). In contrast, when the Ergoforceps was used: 70% score 4 (low risk) and 30% score 3 (low risk). With the Moore Garg tool, the score of the volunteers when using the extraction forceps were: 30% score 3 (doubtful) and 70% score 4.5 (doubtful). In contrast, when the Ergofórceps was used the score was: 90% score 1 (low risk) and 10% score 2 (low risk). The results suggest that systematic extraction undergone with the Ergoforceps has ergonomic advantages and reduces the risk of developing occupational injuries among dentists.

O setor industrial é responsável por uma oferta considerável de postos de trabalho que exigem a realização de movimentos repetitivos, principalmente nos membros superiores, resultando em um número cada vez maior de Lesões por Esforços Repetitivos (LER) ou Distúrbios Osteomusculares Relacionados ao Trabalho (DORT). A prevenção de LER/DORT, pode ser promovida pela aplicação de medidas de gestão e diagnóstico de situações de risco em condições reais de trabalho, com a utilização de ferramentas ergonômicas que avaliem integralmente os principais fatores de risco para a ocorrência de doenças musculoesqueléticas relacionadas ao trabalho. A presente pesquisa utilizou como ferramenta ergonômica, o Método OCRA, em uma indústria no setor metal-mecânico e teve como objetivo, o design de um posto de trabalho e dos seus respectivos procedimentos. A utilização do Check List OCRA possibilitou o mapeamento dos postos de trabalho no Setor Pintura e a caracterização do posto de trabalho com maior constrangimento musculoesquelético por movimentos repetitivos. O Índice OCRA permitiu a identificação e quantificação dos fatores de risco, a previsão de ocorrências de LER/DORT antes e após o reprojeto dos procedimentos e dos postos de trabalho Pintor I. A produtividade dos trabalhadores Pintor I foi mensurada, e observou-se que as melhorias ergonômicas proporcionadas pelo Método OCRA interferiram na produtividade dos trabalhadores. A utilização do Método OCRA e suas orientações para intervenções ergonômicas para o reprojeto de procedimentos e postos de trabalho, possibilitou uma diminuição do Índice OCRA de 15,36 para 2,03, o que correspondeu a um decréscimo de quatro vezes na probabilidade dos trabalhadores apresentarem doenças ocupacionais originadas por movimentos repetitivos. O reprojeto do posto de trabalho interferiu positivamente na produtividade dos trabalhadores, pois a diminuição das ações técnicas e as melhorias das condições posturais resultaram no decréscimo do consumo de tinta utilizado para a pintura das peças metálicas Perfil C; mensalmente, o reprojeto ergonômico, além de possibilitar melhores condições de trabalho, permitiu através dos ganhos de produtividade, economia mensal em mais de 145 kg de tinta para o posto de trabalho Pintor I, sem afetar a qualidade do procedimento. A aplicação do Método OCRA, método reconhecido e recomendado pelas normas internacionais ISO e EN, possibilitou a interface de um método ergonômico, no reprojeto de procedimentos e postos de trabalho, visando melhorias ergonômicas e ganhos de produtividade no posto de trabalho estudado. / The industrial sector is responsible for a high number of working stations which require a lot of repetitive actions, mainly of the upper limbs, resulting in an increasing number of Work Related Musculo Skeletal Disorders (WMSD). The prevention of WMSD, can be promoted by the application of management measures and diagnostic of risk situations in real working conditions, through the use of ergonomic tools to fully evaluate the main risk factors for the occurrence of WMSD. This study employed the OCRA Method as an ergonomic tool in a Metal-Mechanics sector industry and aimed to promote ergonomic improvements and verify the influence of productivity levels in a redesigned working station. The OCRA Check List enabled to map the Paint Sector Jobs and characterize the working station with the highest repetitive action musculoskeletal embarassment. The OCRA Index allowed to identify and quantify risk factors, and predict WMSD occurrences before and after the redesign of Painter I procedures and working stations. Painter I worker productivity was measured and it was observed that the ergonomic improvements provided by OCRA Method influenced the worker productivity. The use of OCRA Method and its guidelines for ergonomic interventions to the redesign of procedures and working stations, resulted in a reduction from to 15.36 to 2.03 in the OCRA Index, which corresponded to four times decrease in the probability of workers presenting occupational disease caused by repetitive actions. The working station redesign positively interfered in the work productivity since the reduction of technical actions and improvement of posture conditions resulted in decrease in consumption of paint used on the Profile C metallic parts; monthly, ergonomic redesign, besides creating better working conditions, enable through productivity gains, savings in more than 145 paint per month for the Painter I working station, without affecting the quality of the procedure. The OCRA Method application, a method recognized and recommended by the international standards ISO and EN, provided the interface of the ergonomic method to the redesign of procedures and working stations, aiming at ergonomic improvements and productivity gains in the workplace under study.