Effects of Random Whole-Body Vibration on Back Strength and Back Endurance

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• Personal Author:
  Bobick, Thomas G. ; Gallagher S ; Unger, Richard L.
• Description:
  Whole-body vibration (wbv) has been implicated as a cause of low- back pain in the industrial workforce. The U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted two studies to determine whether random, low-intensity wbv had an effect on maximum back extensor strength and on back endurance. In the first, maximum back strength was measured before and after 30-min periods of vibration while seated in four different seats. In the second, back endurance was measured before and after 30-min periods of vibration while positioned in eight different seating postures. Results from the two studies indicated that back muscle function is not compromised by wbv at the intensity and duration studied. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Coal Coal Mining Mining Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Vibration
• Keywords:
  Back-injuries Coal-miners Coal-mining Endurance-tests Miners Mining-industry Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Underground-mining Vibration-effects Vibration-exposure Vibration-monitors

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• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISBN:
  0850664934
• Publisher:
  Taylor and Francis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Indiana ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10007071
• Citation:
  Advances in industrial ergonomics and safety I. Mital A, ed., Philadelphia PA: Taylor and Francis, 1989 Jun; 1:537-544
• Editor(s):
  Mital A
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1989
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Advances in industrial ergonomics and safety I. Proceedings of the Annual International Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Conference held in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A., 5-9 June 1989. The Official Conference of the International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:52d8dadd7c91c0033e5cff9a08177f69c6d2b017b37b4622238ec672a5b08373393bff360dbec336176cb0af9fcb7341c6d47f3d9e677d49c6f45eeb4aee09a2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219784/cdc_219784_DS1.pdf
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