Subjective symptoms among motorcycling traffic policemen

Mirbod, Seyed Mohammad; Inaba, Ryoichi; Iwata, Hiroji

doi:10.5271/sjweh.180

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“…Police and law enforcement officers may also suffer, because of their occupation, reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) (Promisloff, Phan, Lenchner, & Cichelli, 1990) and have increased risks of cancer from radar equipment (Davis & Mostofi, 1993;DeWitt, 1991). Police and law enforcement officers also suffer from increased risks of back and other musculoskeletal injuries (Mirbod, Inaba, & Iwata, 1997) due to long periods riding in automobiles and on motorcycles.…”

Section: Decrements In Health Performance With Advanced Ageingmentioning

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Health Performance and Age Restriction Policies in Policing

Pascarella

2006

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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Age restriction policies in policing and law enforcement are discriminatory age restriction policies that have been permitted because of the physical abilities necessary for effective policing and law enforcement. However, there are few empirical studies that validate the necessity of age restriction policies based upon variations of health performance of a large group of police or law enforcement officers over the course of their entire careers. This article is a cohort analysis of 3,012 police officers hired in 1985 and follows their careers for a 19-year period through the end of 2003. A logistic regression equation was constructed to determine if there are any variations in health performance between younger and older police officers as measured by disability pensions.Although there is some evidence that older police officers were more likely to receive heart disability pensions, age restriction policies should be agencybased and determined by a totality of circumstances such as the detriment to public safety, protection of individual rights, efficiency of the agency, and financial costs.

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confidence: 99%

Health Performance and Age Restriction Policies in Policing

Pascarella

2006

International Journal of Police Science & Management

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“…But little is known about overuse injuries of off -road-motorcyclists. The incidence of overuse syndromes was observed in 19 police offi cers, who used routinely motorcycles [1] . Raynaud syndrome was recorded in 4.2 % , myogelosis in the cervical spine and pain in the shoulders in 5.0 -19.3 % .…”

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The Effectiveness of 2 Different Therapy Modalities in the Enduro Motorcyclist's Wrist: a Prospective Randomized Sample Study

Sabeti-Aschraf¹,

Pieber²,

Serek³

et al. 2010

Phys Rehab Kur Med

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“…It was previously shown that driving a surveillance vehicle or motorcycle causes shoulder, arm and neck complaints as a result of total body vibrations (6,7,8). They are exposed to cold weather and may experience increased tension in hands and arms or physical stress due to awkward positioning of the upper body.…”

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The Potential Effects of a Biofeedback Writing Exercise on Radial Artery Blood Flow and Neck Mobility

Pel,

Krullaards,

Snijders

et al. 2009

Int. J Biomed Sci.

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Background:It has been suggested that sustained contraction of the deep neck muscles may reduce axial cervical range of motion (CROM) and radial artery blood flow velocity (vrad.art.mean). No studies have reported both phenomena in relation to acute hand, shoulder or neck trauma. Procedures: The CROM and vrad.art.mean were measured in 20 police officers prior to and immediately after a 2-hours drive on a motorcycle and immediately after a 1-minute writing exercise using biofeedback. The CROM was measured using separate inclinometers and the vrad.art.mean was measured in both arms just proximal to the wrist using echo-Doppler. Findings: During the study, one officer had a motorcycle accident resulting in acute symptoms of neck trauma. His vrad.art.mean was acutely reduced by 73% (right arm) and 45% (left arm). Writing with biofeedback increased his vrad.art.mean by 150% (right arm) and 80% (left arm). In the remaining 19 officers, the CROM to the right was significantly increased after the 2-hours driving task (p<0.05; paired subject t-test). Writing with biofeedback increased their CROM in both directions and vrad.art.mean in both arms (p<001). Conclusions: A 2-hours drive showed modest physical changes in the upper extremities. Biofeedback in writing tasks might relate to the influence of relaxation and diverting attention for neck mobility and arterial blood flow improvement.

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Subjective symptoms among motorcycling traffic policemen

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Health Performance and Age Restriction Policies in Policing

Health Performance and Age Restriction Policies in Policing

The Effectiveness of 2 Different Therapy Modalities in the Enduro Motorcyclist's Wrist: a Prospective Randomized Sample Study

The Potential Effects of a Biofeedback Writing Exercise on Radial Artery Blood Flow and Neck Mobility

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