The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire Applied to Workers Exposed to Hand-Arm Vibration

摘要: The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire Applied to Workers Exposed Hand-Arm Vibration: Orawan KAEWBOONCHOO, et al. Department of Hygiene, School Medicine, Wakayama Medical University-The standardized questionnaire (SNQ) is not yet widely used in Japan. This paper describes the possibility whether SNQ, translated into Japanese, can be applied workers exposed hand-arm vibration. musculoskeletal symptoms 40 chain saw operators (CS) private forests and agematched bush cleaner (BC) public service sector were assessed by SNQ Japanese (JQ). Both JQ showed that CS had a higher prevalence than BC. By there significant differences symptom elbows, upper back knees. JQ, significantly pain shoulders elbows These results show also fits clearly differentiates between prevalences two groups. enables us identify severity, duration, treatment disability, but does include items related finger numbness blanching. For reason some should lied