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The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration

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  1. Heinrich Dupuis

    1. Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

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  2. Georg Zerlett

    1. Main Department of Occupational Medicine, Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIII
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  2. Introduction

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 1-3

  3. Terminology and Definitions

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 4-6

  4. Stress-Strain Concept in Whole-Body Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 7-8

  5. Work-Related Stress from Whole-Body Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 9-11

  6. Acute Effects of Mechanical Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 12-86

  7. Chronic Effects of Whole-Body Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 87-120

  8. The Influence of Particular Modes of Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 121-128

  9. Preventive Measures

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 129-132

  10. Laws, Regulations, Standards, and Guidelines for the Protection of Man Against Mechanical Vibration

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 133-138

  11. Summary and Conclusions

    • Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett
    Pages 139-141

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 142-162
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The observations made by Paracelsus concerning the dose-effect relationship of poison are generally just as applicable to health­ threatening vibration. With regard to kind, intensity, and duration of the vibration, the "dose" is decisive as to whether the conse­ quences are detrimental, unmeaningful, or tolerable with respect to health. This law of nature determines the tasks and goals of those whose aim is to safeguard health. Researchers worldwide have been occupying themselves with this many-faceted question for some time: how mechanical vibration affects the human organism and at what point damage occurs. If prevention in occupational medicine is to succeed, it is most important that the gaps in our present knowledge be closed, for if technical preventive measures are to be effective and preventive means in occupational medicine successful, they must be based on reliable and complete findings. Whenever many independent researchers have worked in a given field for a long period, a comprehensive intermediate as­ sessment is appropriate to evaluate the level achieved and the direction the research is going. In the area of hand-arm vibration, this evaluation has already been carried out, and the response aroused by this particular research report had led to a demand for a comparable evaluation of the research results on whole-body vibration. This report presents clearly and exhaustively the current status of international knowledge, as well as the questions that remain to be answered.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute of Occupational and Social Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Federal Republic of Germany

    Heinrich Dupuis

  • Main Department of Occupational Medicine, Rheinische Braunkohlenwerke AG, Cologne, Federal Republic of Germany

    Georg Zerlett

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Effects of Whole-Body Vibration

  • Authors: Heinrich Dupuis, Georg Zerlett

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71245-6

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1986

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-16584-2Published: 01 May 1986

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-71245-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 162

  • Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations

  • Additional Information: Title of the original German edition: Beanspruchung des Menschen durch mechanische Schwingungen

  • Topics: Human Physiology, Surgical Orthopedics, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, Orthopedics

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