Dantas, Paulo Moreira SilvaEstevam, Luca Mello2016-12-162022-06-152016-12-162022-06-152017-03-18ESTEVAM, Luca Mello. A Percepção de saúde sobre a pratica de atividade física e problemas músculos-esqueléticos. 2016. 22f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Educação Física) - Departamento de Educação Física, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2016.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/47954During the work routine, we often forget to find out and perceive how we are physically and mentally, we investigated in the study the perception of health between men and women, employees of the Maternity School Januário Cicco (MEJC), who practice physical activity or not and relate to the presence of musculoskeletal problems. In order to relate the perception of physical and mental health with Physical Activity, the incidence of musculoskeletal problems and the health of the workers of the Maternity Januário Cicco. Descriptive Research Cross-sectional, sample of 150 people, 107 female and 43 male, with mean age of 35 years. For data collection, a questionnaire was used with questions about the perceptions of physical and mental health and musculoskeletal problems. There were statistically significant relationships for people who practice physical activity and their perception of very good health (N = 95/63.3%). Concluding that people who practice physical activities feel better mentally and physically. However, there are no relevant links to musculoskeletal problems due to study limitations. Even so, the group that practice physical activity has a lower rate of injuries.openAccessAtividade Física; Percepção de saúde; Problemas músculos-esqueléticos.Physical activity; Health perception; Musculoskeletal problems.bachelorThesis