PMID: 11898876Mar 20, 2002Paper

Normative data for vascular and neurological tests of the hand-arm vibration syndrome

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
Christopher J Lindsell, Michael J Griffin

Abstract

To assist occupational health professionals to interpret the results of standardised tests for components of the hand-arm vibration syndrome by presenting data for healthy subjects and identifying the effects of some of the confounding variables. Thermal thresholds, vibrotactile thresholds, the finger skin temperature (FST) response to cold provocation and percentage finger systolic blood pressures (%FSBP) were measured by standardised procedures. Normative data were obtained for healthy men of working age (17-62 years) during 237 experimental sessions encompassing ten different studies. Hot thermal thresholds and cold thermal thresholds were assessed independently with 38 subjects; 152 measurements of both hot and cold thresholds were made. Vibrotactile thresholds were measured at several locations on 81 subjects, giving a total of 216 measurements at 125 Hz and at 31.5 Hz. The FST response to cold provocation at 15 degrees C was monitored by thermocouples throughout a 2-min settling period, a 5-min immersion period and a 10-min recovery period. A total of 302 measurements was made on 70 subjects. The %FSBPs were measured in four test fingers and one reference finger by strain-gauge plethysmography. Measurements were made on 9...Continue Reading

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Sep 29, 2007·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Sue Ann Seah, Michael J Griffin
Sep 2, 2010·Somatosensory & Motor Research·Sue Ann Seah, Michael J Griffin
Nov 1, 2005·Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine·Niels Olsen
Sep 29, 2007·International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health·Alexandra J L Welsh, Michael J Griffin
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