Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners
ABSTRACTThe literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed b...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:d9f2698b0a584c38a3c0c2e54d339335 2024-01-21T10:03:21+01:00 Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners Albin Stjernbrandt Hans Pettersson Per Vihlborg Anje Christina Höper Anna Aminoff Jens Wahlström Tohr Nilsson 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 https://doaj.org/article/d9f2698b0a584c38a3c0c2e54d339335 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/d9f2698b0a584c38a3c0c2e54d339335 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 83, Iss 1 (2024) Cold climate vibration foot-transmitted vibration whole-body vibration mining Sweden Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 1481 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 2023-12-24T01:46:25Z ABSTRACTThe literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed by 260 Arctic open-pit miners working in northern Sweden and Norway (participation rate 53.6%). Data on RP were collected using standardised colour charts and questionnaire items. Clinical examination included assessing the perception of vibration and pain in both feet. There were eight women and three men who reported RP in the feet. Four also had RP in their hands but none acknowledged any first-degree relatives with the condition. Nine reported exposure to foot-transmitted vibration and one to hand-arm vibration. Seven showed signs of neurosensory injury in the feet. To conclude, the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners was 4.4%. Most cases with RP in the feet did not report the condition in the hands and were exposed to vibration transmitted directly to the feet. There were no reports of a hereditary component. Most cases with RP in the feet also had clinical findings suggestive of peripheral neuropathy in the feet. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83 1 |
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ABSTRACTThe literature on Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) in the feet is scarce, especially in the occupational setting. The primary aim of our study was to investigate the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners. As part of the MineHealth project, written surveys and clinical examinations were completed by 260 Arctic open-pit miners working in northern Sweden and Norway (participation rate 53.6%). Data on RP were collected using standardised colour charts and questionnaire items. Clinical examination included assessing the perception of vibration and pain in both feet. There were eight women and three men who reported RP in the feet. Four also had RP in their hands but none acknowledged any first-degree relatives with the condition. Nine reported exposure to foot-transmitted vibration and one to hand-arm vibration. Seven showed signs of neurosensory injury in the feet. To conclude, the occurrence of RP in the feet of miners was 4.4%. Most cases with RP in the feet did not report the condition in the hands and were exposed to vibration transmitted directly to the feet. There were no reports of a hereditary component. Most cases with RP in the feet also had clinical findings suggestive of peripheral neuropathy in the feet. |
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Albin Stjernbrandt Hans Pettersson Per Vihlborg Anje Christina Höper Anna Aminoff Jens Wahlström Tohr Nilsson |
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Albin Stjernbrandt Hans Pettersson Per Vihlborg Anje Christina Höper Anna Aminoff Jens Wahlström Tohr Nilsson |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners |
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raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of arctic open-pit miners |
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