From: Adverse health manifestations in the hands of vibration exposed carpenters - a cross sectional study
IPT | IPC | IPW | TDT | DBC | IGS | ISC | N | C | S | HS | WF | PWC | MF | TC | TW | 2PD | 125 | 250 | VIB | |
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% | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | |
Symptoms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Impaired perception of touch (IPT) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
Impaired perception of cold (IPC) | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impaired perception of warmth (IPW) | 24 | 8 | 32 | |||||||||||||||||
Tendency to drop things (TDT) | 13 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
Difficulty buttoning clothes (DBC) | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
Impaired grip strength (IGS) | 13 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 30 | ||||||||||||||
Increased sensation of cold (ISC) | 24 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 67 | |||||||||||||
Numbness (N) | 15 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 35 | 55 | ||||||||||||
Cramp (C) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 | |||||||||||
Shaking (S) | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||||
Hand sweat (HS) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |||||||||
White fingers (WF) | 7 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||
Pain when cold (PWC) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 45 | |||||||
Clinical findings | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monofilament! (MF) | 20 | 13 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 72 | ||||||
RollTemp Cold (TC) | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |||||
RollTemp Warm (TW) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | ||||
Two-point discrimination (2PD) | 11 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 25 | |||
Vibration at 125 Hz (125) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 17 | ||
Vibration at 250 Hz (250) | 17 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 37 | |
Vibration at 125 or 250 Hz (VIB) | 17 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 33 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 40 |