ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2016
A longitudinal study of neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders and alternative measures of vibration exposure.
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- Workplace Psychosocial Factors and Their Association With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies.Workplace health & safety · 2023Pooled it
- A follow-up study of vibration-induced injuries in workers exposed to transient and high frequency vibrations.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2024Article
- Relation of digital arterial dysfunction to alternative frequency weightings of hand-transmitted vibration.Industrial health · 2024Article
- Combined Effects of Noise and Hand-transmitted Vibration on Workers' Muscle and Mental Fatigues in a Simulated Construction Operation.La Medicina del lavoro · 2023Article
- Hand-Wrist Disorders in Chainsaw Operators: A Follow-Up Study in a Group of Italian Loggers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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- Local Vibrational Therapy for Essential Tremor Reduction: A Clinical Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Is Repetitive Workload a Risk Factor for Upper Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders in Surgical Device Mechanics? A Cross-Sectional Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Carpal tunnel syndrome among milking parlor workers in Northern Italy: a comparison of screening approaches.La Medicina del lavoro · 2019Article
- Risk assessment of vascular disorders by a supplementary hand-arm vascular weighting of hand-transmitted vibration.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2019Article
- Health effects associated with occupational exposure to hand-arm or whole body vibration.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2018Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the exposure-response relationships between alternative frequency weightings of hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) and neck and upper limb musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in a cohort of HTV workers.
methodsIn a three-year longitudinal study, the occurrence of neck and upper limb MSDs was investigated in 249 HTV workers and 138 control men. In the HTV workers, MSDs were related to measures of daily vibration exposure expressed in terms of 8-h energy-equivalent frequency-weighted acceleration magnitude [A(8)]. To calculate A(8), the acceleration magnitudes of vibration were weighted by means of four alternative frequency weightings of HTV. The associations between MSDs, individual characteristics, physical work load other than vibration, and psychological strain were also investigated.
resultsThe occurrence of upper limb MSDs was greater in the HTV workers than in the controls. After adjustment for potential confounders, the occurrence of elbow/forearm and wrist/hand MSDs increased with the increase in vibration exposure. A measure of model selection did not reveal any substantial difference in the performance of the alternative frequency weightings of HTV for the prediction of neck and upper limb MSDs. In the study population, age, hard physical work load, and poor psychological well-being were associated with both neck and upper limb MSDs.
conclusionsIn this study, there was evidence for significant exposure-response relationships between HTV exposure and MSDs in the distal sites of the upper limbs. There were no differences in the prediction of neck and upper limb MSDs between measures of daily vibration exposure calculated with alternative frequency weightings of acceleration magnitude.
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