Dordogne. The importance of preventing musculoskeletal disorders

The Corrèze-Dordogne Occupational Prevention and Health Service offered all of its members, at its center Périgueuxawareness raising in the form of workshops to discuss the prevention of musculoskeletal disorders (TMS). Employees, entrepreneurs, from different sectors of activity have followed the advice of Carlmikaël Lavital, teacher of adapted physical activity and sports coach, specialist in the treatment of back problems in the professional environment.

According to the National Institute for Research and Safety (INRS), lower back pain affects 4 out of 5 people, it represents more than 20% of workplace accidents and 86% of French employees say they have already suffered from MSDs. However, according to the trainer, this is not inevitable and age is not a pain factor. It is also important to change your habits to treat the cause of the problem and not the symptom.

After a theoretical part and discussions with the participants on the biomechanics of the skeleton, to understand how the body works, the participants carried out series of recovery exercises aimed at maintaining health capital.

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