Abstract
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of injuries in the teaching staff of the public school system in the city of Montes Claros, MG. Methods: This is a quantitative descriptive study with a population of 256 high school and elementary teachers from the 4 largest municipal schools in the city. The questionnaire applied was the Nordic Musculo skeletal Questionnaire, which evaluates and measures the level of musculoskeletal pain. The Microsoft Excel® 2016 application was used to compile the spreadsheet of the data collected, and the mean and standard deviation functions to obtain the results. Results: In the possession of the data, 58.33% of the teachers presented pain in the spine, and the thoracic region was more affected. However, few teachers sought a health professional for this reason. Conclusions: According to the sample surveyed, the prevalence of pain in the spine in teachers is high, so it should be sought by teachers and the state public sector to find means that will reverse this situation.