| Document ID (ISN) | 63577 |
| CIS number |
95-302 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1994 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
McGeoch K.L., Gilmour W.H., Taylor W. |
| Title |
Sensorineural objective tests in the assessment of hand-arm vibration syndrome |
| Bibliographic information |
Jan. 1994, Vol.51, No.1, p.57-61. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
Assessment (staging) of workers exposed to vibration, based solely on a subjective history, has been shown to be unsatisfactory. The internationally agreed use of a sensorineural component in the Stockholm classification requires the use of sensory objective tests. 422 subjects were assessed by a subjective history supplemented by multiple objective tests. These tests covered the vascular, sensorineural, musculoskeletal and dexterity aspects of hand-arm vibration syndrome. Data showed that multiple sensory tests increased the accuracy of staging. Analyses of the sensory tests clearly indicated that they need to be done on all digits. In this survey the sensorineural damage was greatest in the forefinger (second) and the little (fifth) fingers. No association was found between smoking and the final staging, aesthesiometry, temperature neutral zone thresholds, or grip strength. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
vibration; vibration disease; perceptual-motor performance tests; diagnosis; perceptual-motor performance |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
vibrating tools; nervous function tests; grip strength; vascular function tests; fingers; aesthesiometry; Raynaud's phenomenon |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Noise, hearing and vibration
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Vibration
|
