Pathological Health Effects of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Teachers at an Educational Unit

The risk factors of occupational origin are defined as “the event that a worker acquires a certain d year to health, by work activity”, these factors are also generated with effects related to teaching in educational institutions, which often lead to ergonomic and psychosocial risks. The aim was to identify the pathological causes of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) using the Boston Questionnaire (BC) to determine the prevalence of this disease. A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out; the population group was teachers in an educational unit in the city of El Ángel, and the instrument used was the Boston Questionnaire - CB. The results show that 48% of the teachers have CTS, 32% are female and 16% are male. It is concluded that a preventive health programmer should be implemented, focusing mainly on the prevention of ergonomic risks, as well as establishing an occupational medical monitoring programmer for epidemiological surveillance with emphasis on CTS, which would allow occupational medical check-ups to be carried out during the working day.