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Acute effects of force and vibration on finger blood flow

Acute effects of force and vibration on finger blood flow
Acute effects of force and vibration on finger blood flow
Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) are prone to occur in people engaging in occupations that require prolonged exposure to hand-held vibrating workpieces[1, 2]. Considering holding a power hand tool, the amount of force exertion should be large enough in order to avoid sliding[3]. Also, how hard a subject grasps the tool affects the amount of vibration energy entering the hands; therefore, the applied force is an important factor in the exposure assessment, in addition to the vibration itself. However, little research has been done on the relationship between acute vascular response and active forces applied. This study is aimed to investigate the acute effect of two active forces (grip and push exertions) on finger blood flow (FBF) during exposure to a 125 Hz hand-arm vibration (HAV). It was hypothesized force would play a more important role in vascular effects than vibration, and grip force rather than feed force would have more effect on the vascular system.
Hand transmitted vibration, coupling force, finger circulation
Gao, Shuxiang
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Ye, Ying
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Gao, Shuxiang
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Ye, Ying
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Gao, Shuxiang and Ye, Ying (2021) Acute effects of force and vibration on finger blood flow. 8th American Conference on Human Vibration, United States. 23 - 25 Jun 2021. 2 pp .

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Abstract

Hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) are prone to occur in people engaging in occupations that require prolonged exposure to hand-held vibrating workpieces[1, 2]. Considering holding a power hand tool, the amount of force exertion should be large enough in order to avoid sliding[3]. Also, how hard a subject grasps the tool affects the amount of vibration energy entering the hands; therefore, the applied force is an important factor in the exposure assessment, in addition to the vibration itself. However, little research has been done on the relationship between acute vascular response and active forces applied. This study is aimed to investigate the acute effect of two active forces (grip and push exertions) on finger blood flow (FBF) during exposure to a 125 Hz hand-arm vibration (HAV). It was hypothesized force would play a more important role in vascular effects than vibration, and grip force rather than feed force would have more effect on the vascular system.

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ACUTE EFFECTS OF FORCE AND VIBRATION ON FINGER BLOOD FLOW - Accepted Manuscript
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Published date: 23 June 2021
Venue - Dates: 8th American Conference on Human Vibration, United States, 2021-06-23 - 2021-06-25
Keywords: Hand transmitted vibration, coupling force, finger circulation

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Local EPrints ID: 456008
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/456008
PURE UUID: aa659461-0a60-4902-a840-1f66b1f147f3
ORCID for Shuxiang Gao: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0119-8445
ORCID for Ying Ye: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7721-5451

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Date deposited: 12 Apr 2022 16:32
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:57

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Author: Shuxiang Gao ORCID iD
Author: Ying Ye ORCID iD

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