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Medical and occupational preconditions for vibration-induced spinal disorders: occupational disease no. 2110 in Germany.
Heinrich Dupuissubject
medicine.medical_specialtyRehabilitationbusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthOccupational diseaseSittingmedicine.diseaseLow back painVibrationOccupational safety and healthBiomechanical PhenomenaOccupational medicineOccupational DiseasesEpidemiologyPhysical therapymedicineWhole body vibrationHumansSpinal DiseasesMaximum Allowable Concentrationmedicine.symptombusinessIntervertebral Discdescription
The current state of scientific knowledge of the biodynamic behaviour of the vertebral column under the influence of whole-body vibration whilst sitting and results from epidemiological studies caused the medical board of experts on occupational health of the Federal Ministry of Labour in Germany to add a new occupational disease to the official list of occupational diseases. The occupational disease “diseases of the lumbar spine from disc degeneration caused by long-term (mainly vertical) whole-body vibration exposure” has been introduced. The medical preconditions with the symptoms and the diagnostic methods are presented. With regard to the occupational preconditions for the acknowledgement of this occupational disease, a procedure is suggested which leads to the determination of the total occupational vibration exposure dose. Another requirement for recognition is that the chronic recurrent complaints have caused the patient to avoid any form of vibration exposure.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-12-01 | International archives of occupational and environmental health |