Clinical Features and Laboratory Findings of Vibration Disease: A Review of 300 Cases

Matoba, Tsunetaka; Kusumoto, Hisao; Mizuki, Yasushi; Kuwahara, Hiroshi; Inanaga, Kazutoyo; Takamatsu, Makoto

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“…These intensities of vibration and noise levels can potentially stress the human body, exciting the users' autonomic nerve tone and producing signs and symptoms resembling disorders of the autonomic nervous system. In fact, according to the review of 300 patients with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), about 70% suered from palmar hyperhidrosis (Matoba et al 1977). Also, approximately 45% of 172 patients showed hyperreactive autonomic nerve tone on admission (Matoba et al 1977).…”

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“…In fact, according to the review of 300 patients with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS), about 70% suered from palmar hyperhidrosis (Matoba et al 1977). Also, approximately 45% of 172 patients showed hyperreactive autonomic nerve tone on admission (Matoba et al 1977). In this study, we examined 20 healthy male volunteers to clarify the physiological sweating reaction to acute and short-term vibration stress in relation to the activity level of the autonomic nerve tone at rest.…”

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“…Patients express many complaints regarding not only the peripheral but also the central nervous system (Matoba 1994, Matoba et al 1977. Palmar hyperhidrosis is one of the symptoms encountered most often.…”

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“…It has been suggested in some studies that the autonomic nervous function, besides the peripheral circulation, peripheral nervous and musculoskeletal systems, might be affected due to exposure to hand-arm vibration and was assessed previously in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) patients by means of time domain analysis of heart rate variation, and measuring levels of plasma catecholamines and cyclic nucleotides [3][4][5][6][7] . It was observed that cold exposure activates the sympathetic nervous system to a higher degree in subjects with HAVS than in controls [8][9][10] .…”

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Heart Rate Variation and Urinary Catecholamine Excretion in Response to Acute Psychological Stress in Hand‐Arm Vibration Syndrome Patients

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School of Medicine-The aim of this study was to e v a l u a t e h e a r t r a t e v a r i a t i o n a n d u r i n a r y catecholamines in response to acute psychological stress in hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) patients and healthy controls. LF% (indicator of both the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous activity), HF% (indicator of the parasympathetic nervous activity) and their ratio LF/HF (indicator of sympathovagal b a l a n c e ) w e r e c a l c u l a t e d f r o m s h o r t -t e r m electrocardiographic data from 16 HAVS patients and 14 healthy controls before and immediately after exposure to acute psychological stress. Urinary catecholamines (norepinephrine, epinephrine and dopamine) were analyzed from urine samples collected from every subject during rest and after exposure. The LF% and LF/HF of the patients significantly increased after exposure. The after exposure LF/HF of the patients was significantly greater than that of the controls. The amount of norepinephrine in the patients significantly increased after exposure. The after exposure amount of norepinephrine and epinephrine in the patients were significantly greater than the respective amount of the controls. The results of the present study indicated the predominance of sympathetic tone in the cardiac sympathovagal balance and greater sensitivity of the sympathoadrenal medullary system in response to acute psychological stress in the patients than in the healthy controls.

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“…The mo st important as pect with respect to treatment is to diagnose the vibratio n synd ro me as early as po ssible and to treat patients in a n earl y, less severe stage of the disorder. Vibr at ion synd rome is a di sease entity consisting no t onl y of injur ies to the peripheral systems but also of disorders o f the central nervous system, especially th e autono mic nervous system (3,5). In the early stage, however, injury mainly occurs in the peripheral circulatory, nervous, and muscul a r systems.…”

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Physiological methods used in Japan for the diagnosis of suspected hand-arm vibration syndrome.

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Sakurai²

1987

Scand J Work Environ Health

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, MD1MATOBA T, SAKURAI T. Physiological methods used in Japan for the diagnosis of suspected handarm vibration syndrome. Scand J Work En viron Health i3 (1987) 334-336. In the pathogenesis of handarm vibration syndrome, vibration affects the peripheral system, especially the circulatory, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems. Medical questionnaires, physical examinations, and laboratory tests are used to diagnose the hand-arm vibration syndrome. The laboratory tests are satisfactory diagnostic aids for detecting slight disorders of the peripheral circulatory, nervous, and musculoskeletal systems. Peripheral circulatory function tests include skin temperature measured by a thermistor under specific temperature conditions, the nail compression test, and the cold provocation test (lO-min immersion in cold water at 5 or 10°C). To assess peripheral nervous function, tests for the pain and vibration senses are included. Peripheral musculoskeletal function tests consist of grip strength, pinch strength and tapping counts. These physiological tests are applied in worker screening twice a year. These tests have been authorized by the Ministry of Labour since 1973. Several criteria for the tests, although not authorized, are widely used. The diagnostic implication of each separate test may be low. Consequently, some laboratory tests should be evaluated, along with medical questionnaires and physical examinations, in the diagnosis of suspected handarm vibration syndrome.

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Clinical Features and Laboratory Findings of Vibration Disease: A Review of 300 Cases

Cited by 43 publications

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The mechanism of a human reaction to vibration stress by palmar sweating in relation to autonomic nerve tone

The mechanism of a human reaction to vibration stress by palmar sweating in relation to autonomic nerve tone

Heart Rate Variation and Urinary Catecholamine Excretion in Response to Acute Psychological Stress in Hand‐Arm Vibration Syndrome Patients

Physiological methods used in Japan for the diagnosis of suspected hand-arm vibration syndrome.

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