Objective

. To determine the prevalence of neuro-musculoskeletal diseases in the Community of San Eduardo.

Methodology

. The research work had a descriptive scope, a cross-sectional quantitative approach and a deductive character. For the study, the RFT 5-33 instrument was used, which contains five sections, the first four identified the family by location data; role played by the participant; family type and composition; individual risks; family pathological history and the fifth section, the profile of community members.

Results.

Age according to sex predominated in 2,759 people, 75% (n = 2,069) over 42 years old; 25% (n = 690) to children under 13 years of age; average age of 28.6 years, a median of 25 years and a maximum of 99 years of which 1,388 (50.3%) were men and 1,371 (49.7%) were women, who did not represent significant differentiation with respect to sex. Regarding the prevalence of neuro-musculoskeletal diseases, low back pain was determined in 26%; arthritis 16%; osteoporosis 14.1%; osteoarthritis in 13.6% and in a lower percentage the central neurological disorder in 7% related to mental illness and epilepsy.

Conclusion

. The musculoskeletal diseases that prevailed were low back pain, arthritis, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis, according to a database from the Healthy Families and Communities Project.