Thermotactile thresholds before, during and after exposure to hand-transmitted vibration

Authors

  • Sue Ann Seah Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, S017 IBJ, United Kingdom
  • Michael J. Griffin Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, S017 IBJ, United Kingdom

Keywords:

Hand-transmitted vibration, Mean ages, Neurological disorders, Pre-exposure, Skin temperatures

Abstract

Warm and cool thresholds before, during, and after exposure to vibration, were investigated. Twelve healthy male volunteers with a mean age of 26.3 years participated in the study. Subjects were screened to exclude those with prior regular exposure to hand-transmitted vibration, diabetes, vascular or neurological disorders and injuries to the right hand. The experiment was performed in a room with ambient temperature of 23°C. Subjects were acclimatised for 10 minutes before the skin temperatures were measured. During the pre-exposure period, there is no significant difference in thresholds between the control condition and the 125-Hz session. With 125-Hz vibration, warm thresholds increased over the five periods and also over the three periods during application of vibration.

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Published

2011-06-01

How to Cite

1.
Seah SA, Griffin MJ. Thermotactile thresholds before, during and after exposure to hand-transmitted vibration. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 1 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];39(2):60-1. Available from: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/2357

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2011)

Section

Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

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