Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners
The 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 Ar...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-218867 2024-02-04T09:57:59+01:00 Raynaud’s phenomenon in the feet of Arctic open-pit miners Stjernbrandt, Albin Pettersson, Hans Vihlborg, Per Höper, Anje Christina Aminoff, Anna Wahlström, Jens Nilsson, Tohr 2024 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-218867 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 eng eng Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för hållbar hälsa Department of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway; Department of Community Medicine, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2024, 83:1, orcid:0000-0001-6082-8465 orcid:0000-0001-7077-2389 orcid:0000-0002-2359-509x http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-218867 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 PMID 38109321 Scopus 2-s2.0-85180384200 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Cold climate foot-transmitted vibration mining Norway peripheral nervous system diseases Raynaud Disease Sweden vibration white toes whole-body vibration Occupational Health and Environmental Health Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin Public Health Global Health Social Medicine and Epidemiology Folkhälsovetenskap global hälsa socialmedicin och epidemiologi Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2024 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 2024-01-10T23:36:28Z The 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 Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic Norway International Journal of Circumpolar Health 83 1 |
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The 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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Stjernbrandt, Albin Pettersson, Hans Vihlborg, Per Höper, Anje Christina Aminoff, Anna Wahlström, Jens Nilsson, Tohr |
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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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Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för hållbar hälsa |
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Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Northern Sweden |
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International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 1239-9736, 2024, 83:1, orcid:0000-0001-6082-8465 orcid:0000-0001-7077-2389 orcid:0000-0002-2359-509x http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-218867 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2295576 PMID 38109321 Scopus 2-s2.0-85180384200 |
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