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ArticleLa Medicina del lavoro2025

Neurosensory Response of the Hand and Foot to Vibration Exposure.

Flavia Marrone, Nicole Sanna, Julio Sánchez García, Federico Ronchese, Enrico Marchetti, Angelo Tirabasso, Massimo Bovenzi, Marco Tarabini

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Flavia MarronePolitecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering.ORCID 0000-0003-3854-759X
Nicole SannaPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering.ORCID 0009-0004-4663-0283
Julio Sánchez GarcíaPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Federico RoncheseClinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste.
Enrico MarchettiINAIL, Dipartimento di Igiene del Lavoro, Monte Porzio Catone.
Angelo TirabassoINAIL, Dipartimento di Igiene del Lavoro, Monte Porzio Catone.
Massimo BovenziClinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Trieste.
Marco TarabiniPolitecnico di Milano, Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Abstract

backgroundThis study investigated the vibrotactile perception threshold (VPT) changes in the fingers and toes of twenty-eight healthy subjects (15 males and 13 females aged 20 to 62 years) exposed to hand- and foot-transmitted vibration.

methodsThe VPT was measured before and after the exposure of the hands and feet to 5 minutes of triaxial white noise pseudorandom vibration. The post-vibration VPT was measured immediately after and 15 minutes after the end of the exposure to assess the temporary threshold shift (TTS) of vibration perception. The effects of the anatomical district (index finger and big toe), measurement time (before and after vibration exposure), test frequency (8, 31.5, and 125 Hz), age group (Under30s and Over 40s), and gender (male and female) on the changes in VPT were investigated.

resultsThe findings revealed that the index finger and the big toe exhibited comparable profiles in the vibrotactile sensitivity at the low-middle vibration frequencies and in the recovery of the perception threshold after vibration exposure. The big toe showed a higher perception threshold than the index finger, and the difference increased with the test frequency. In addition to vibration frequency, age and skin temperature influenced the results of VPT and TTS measurements.

conclusionsThe findings of this study can contribute to outlining alternative frequency weighting functions for the neurosensory response of the hand and foot to vibration exposure, and to update the current guidelines for evaluating human vibration exposure.

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FootHandSensory ThresholdsTouch PerceptionVibrationAdultFemaleFingersHumansMaleMiddle AgedToesYoung Adult

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PMCPMC12199025

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