Abstract
Objective: To analyze the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints and fatigue among professors at a university in the city of Santarém-Pará. Methods: An observational, quantitative, qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional research was carried out, which used the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (QNSO), the CFQ-11 (Chalder Fatigue Scale) and a Questionnaire as data collection instruments. Sociodemographic. The sample consisted of thirty-one (n = 31) teachers, (n = 12 male and n = 19 female), from a Higher Education Institution (HEI). Results: There was a prevalence of 93.55% of musculoskeletal complaints for the lumbar region and 77.42% for the neck / cervical and dorsal regions in the last 12 months. In the last 7 days, the prevalence of symptoms was 96.77% among the participants, with 22.58% for the lumbar region. Among those prevented from performing their normal activities, 70.97% complain of lumbar discomfort. In relation to the CFQ-11, three participants (9.67%) presented a general fatigue picture. As for physical fatigue, 35.48% (n = 11) of the sample scored values from 4 to 6 points and 3.22% (n = 1) showed symptoms of mental fatigue. Conclusion: High prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in the last 7 days. Pain symptoms predominant over the lumbar region. There is a low rate of mental and physical fatigue among the study participants.