Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration
Introduction: Long-term exposure to hand-arm vibration causes musculoskeletal disorders mainly in hand and shoulder. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration. Material and Methods:...
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| description | Introduction: Long-term exposure to hand-arm vibration causes musculoskeletal disorders mainly in hand and shoulder. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration.
Material and Methods: In this descriptive-interventionist study, 41workers working in one of the Isfahan metal industries were studied. Data were collected by the demographic questionnaire, hand-arm vibration acceleration measurement was performed based on the ISO 5349 standard and grip strength was measured using the dynamometer device model Jamar. The investigations were performed on 3 groups including sporting moves, using of anti-vibration gloves and combination of sporting move and using of gloves. Twenty workers were selected as control group without exposure to any hand-arm vibration. Data were analyzed by the SPSS-21 software.
Results: Workers’ grip strength difference was significant before and after vibration (PValue<0.001) and grip strength had significant and inverse relation with vibration (PValue<0.001, R= -0.411). Grip strength was higher in the group that used anti-vibration gloves accompanied with the sporting moves compared to before the intervention and significant relation was observed (PValue<0.001).
Conclusion: Vibration affects decreasing in grip strength and grip strength itself can be used as a screening measure for those workers exposed to the risk and diseases related to the vibration. Regular sporting moves and using anti-vibration gloves are effective on improvement of workers’ grip strength and preventing vibration-induced complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a39cd7d8d944b5da32670e441c1451b2022-12-21T23:24:45ZfasTehran University of Medical Sciencesبهداشت و ایمنی کار2251-807X2383-20882021-09-01113445457Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibrationSamira Barakat0Behnam Moradi1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran Department of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Introduction: Long-term exposure to hand-arm vibration causes musculoskeletal disorders mainly in hand and shoulder. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-interventionist study, 41workers working in one of the Isfahan metal industries were studied. Data were collected by the demographic questionnaire, hand-arm vibration acceleration measurement was performed based on the ISO 5349 standard and grip strength was measured using the dynamometer device model Jamar. The investigations were performed on 3 groups including sporting moves, using of anti-vibration gloves and combination of sporting move and using of gloves. Twenty workers were selected as control group without exposure to any hand-arm vibration. Data were analyzed by the SPSS-21 software. Results: Workers’ grip strength difference was significant before and after vibration (PValue<0.001) and grip strength had significant and inverse relation with vibration (PValue<0.001, R= -0.411). Grip strength was higher in the group that used anti-vibration gloves accompanied with the sporting moves compared to before the intervention and significant relation was observed (PValue<0.001). Conclusion: Vibration affects decreasing in grip strength and grip strength itself can be used as a screening measure for those workers exposed to the risk and diseases related to the vibration. Regular sporting moves and using anti-vibration gloves are effective on improvement of workers’ grip strength and preventing vibration-induced complications.http://jhsw.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6538-en.htmlhand-arm vibrationgrip strengthmusculoskeletal disordersanti-vibration glovessport |
| spellingShingle | Samira Barakat Behnam Moradi Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration بهداشت و ایمنی کار hand-arm vibration grip strength musculoskeletal disorders anti-vibration gloves sport |
| title | Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration |
| title_full | Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration |
| title_short | Investigating the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration |
| title_sort | investigating the effect of sport and using anti vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand arm vibration |
| topic | hand-arm vibration grip strength musculoskeletal disorders anti-vibration gloves sport |
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