EVOLUCIÓN DE LA INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LOS TRASTORNOS MÚSCULO ESQUELÉTICOS EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN: UN ANÁLISIS BIBLIOMÉTRICO

Abstract

The term musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) refers to conditions that involve the nerves, tendons, muscles, and supporting structures of the body. In the construction sector, MSDs are associated with physical workload and are mainly attributable to postures, repetitive movements and efforts derived from work. In this study it is presented an analysis over the evolution taken by the MSDs research over the last thirty years. It is used the tool Scimat after analyzing other Bibliometric Mapping. The results show that the investigation has been growing both in number of publications as well as in the emergence of topics closely related to MSDs, to ergonomics and the work place’s design.