ABSTRACT
It was done a descriptive exploratory survey, with 35 cyclists, all of them professional triathletes, males, with age between 18 and 35 years, presenting
1 INTRODUCTION
The ergonomics is an interdisciplinary science that has as main objective to adapt the work to the psychophysiological characteristics of the human being. One of it applications is in the prevention of musculoskeletal pathologies like the low back pain, one of the most prevalent (Ulbricht, 2003). There are several predisposing factors for the low back pain, like postural, physically heavy works and prolonged stay in the seated position, and associating these factors we have the cycling activity. Studies demonstrates that most part of the cyclists presents postural imbalances, including inside the high yield, however, the proper posture should be adjusted looking for a balance between comfort and performance, but this isn’t always possible to obtain (Burke, 1994; Martins et al., 2007).
