Hand-grip force in lumberjacks: two-year follow-up

✍ Scribed by M. Färkkiäla; S. Aatola; J. Starck; O. Korhonen; I. Pyykkö

• Book ID: 104771632
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 269 KB
• Volume: 58
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0340-0131
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00432102

✦ Synopsis

Hand-grip force was measured in 63 professional lumberjacks in 1978 and again in 1980 Lumberjacks with vibration-induced white fingers (VWF) had lost 21 % of their muscle force during the two years Lumberjacks with no hand-arm symptoms had lost 5 % of their muscle force in the same time period Lumberjacks with subjectively diminished hand muscle force had a slight increase in muscle force during the follow-up time These results suggest that long-term exposure to vibration causes a decrease in muscle force.