Profile of workers with spine cord diseases attended in an occupational health service

Aim: To describe the profile of workers with spine cord diseases attended in an Occupational Health Service. Method: A quantitative study with documentary analysis of open records of patients attended at the Occupational Health Reference Service (CEREST), in Santos-SP, and record selection of subject with clinical diagnosis of M50 to M54 according to the ICD-10. Results: We analyzed 431 records of patients from both genders, most affected age between 41 and 50 years, and 15.7% (n=68) were diagnosed with M50 to M54 according to the ICD-10. The most affected professional category was ‘other activities services’, with 24.6% (n=16). The analyses showed that 27.9% (n=19) presented also soft tissue injuries (M60 to M79), 3.2% (n=09) mental disorders, and 70.9% (n=39) were in absence from work. Conclusion: The most affected age was in the productive phase and more than half of the subjects were in absence from work situation, some subjects with other clinical diagnosis, reinforcing the need of interdisciplinary interventions