ArticleOccupational and environmental medicine2020
Dose-response relationship between hand-arm vibration exposure and vibrotactile thresholds among roadworkers.
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- How to determine hands' vibration perception thresholds - a systematic review.Behavior research methods · 2024Pooled it
- Occupational noise and vibration risks for go-kart instructors in a dynamic track environment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluation of hand-arm vibration exposure during intermittent use of powered hand tools by mechanical trade workers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Finger blood flow (FBF) measurement among vibration-exposed groundskeepers: a pilot study in the southeastern USA.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2025Article
- Quantitative Assessment of Work-related Hand-arm Vibration Exposure Among Workers in the Construction, Underground Coal Mining, Wood Working, and Metal Working Industry: The German Hand-arm Vibration Study.Safety and health at work · 2025Article
- Evaluation of hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure among groundskeepers in the southeastern United States.Annals of work exposures and health · 2025Article
- Blood biomarkers for occupational hand-arm vibration exposure.Toxicology and industrial health · 2024Article
- Reduced Cerebellar Brain Inhibition and Vibrotactile Perception in Response to Mechanical Hand Stimulation at Flutter Frequency.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2024Article
- Hand-Arm Vibration Exposure in Rock Drill Workers: A Comparison between Measurements with Hand-Attached and Tool-Attached Accelerometers.Annals of work exposures and health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTesting of vibration perception threshold (VPT) at the fingertips as a quantitative measure of tactile sensitivity is a commonly used tool in diagnosing hand-arm vibration syndrome. There is limited research on dose-response relationships between hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure and VPT on an individual level.
aimsAssess possible dose-response relationships on an individual level between HAV exposure and VPT at the fingertips.
methodsWe assessed average daily vibration exposure (m/s
resultsThe participants were either exposed to rock drills (n=33), impact wrenches (n=52) or none of these tools (n=19). Exposure to rock drills and impact wrenches was associated with elevated VPT for all seven test frequencies in the second and fifth fingers of both hands. A dose-response with the daily exposure measure m/s
conclusionsHAV exposure was associated with elevated VPT, also at exposure levels below the common exposure action value of 2.5 m/s
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