LER - DORT



What it is DORT?
The DORT (Osteomuscular Disturbs related to the work) is a set of illnesses that harm the muscles and nerves. You can contract injuries developing repetitive tasks and movements during a long period of time or making much force.


How to identify if you are affected by DORT?
The appearance of pains, edema, redness, located heat, as well as a sensation of weight and fatigue in the affected member are indications of DORT.

It observes if in the end of the day and the week pains go getting worse. Another important factor is the emotional transformation. Difficulty or impossibility to carry through simple tasks, such as to catch a cup, to peel foods, also is strong signals of injuries.


What are the most known types of DORTt?
- Tenossinovite - inflammation of the fabric that coats the tendons

•  Tendinite - inflammation of the tendons

•  Epicondilite - inflation of the structures of the elbow

•  Miosites - inflammation of the muscles

•  Bursite - inflammation of bursas - small stock markets that are between the bones and

•  tendons of the joint of the shoulder


Which the best treatment?
The best treatment is the prevention.

If the illness will be much advanced a surgery can be an option. However in the majority of the cases the indicated one is rest, to take specific medicine, analgesics and much physiotherapy.


How to prevent itself?
An adequate position and regular exercises are important.

The necessity of machines, movable, devices, equipment and special tools of work also are basic in the prevention. You need to work its position, to seat in ergonomic chairs and to respect the stops for rest. The companies need to invest in prevention training, to work with ergonomic equipment and to divide the tasks that to demand repetitive movements.