Improving hand sensibility in vibration induced neuropathy: A case-series

Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline

Subj nr	Gender	Age	Years of exposure	Nocturnal numbness	Touch threshold at fingertip level* (g, median)	Tactile discrimination at fingertip level (2PD,median)**	Dexterity (Purdue pegboard) ***	Disability (DASH-score) ****
1	Female	65	19	frequent	0.07	4	16	9
2	Female	65	25	sometimes	0.4	≥16	5	33
3	Female	48	29	sometimes	0.16	3.7	16	7.5
4	Female	47	20	frequent	0.16	3.4	13	39
5	Male	64	45	frequent	0.4	4	8	37
6	Male	57	40	hardly ever/never	0.16	4.3	13	26
7	Male	30	13	frequent	0.16	3.4	18	14
8	Male	37	15	sometimes	0.04	3.4	14	14
9	Male	60	40	sometimes	1.0	10	10	11

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