CHICAGO — Swedish researchers have identified changes in the brains of patients with hand-arm vibration syndrome compared to a healthy control group. The investigation, presented as a poster at the ...

Scientists have warned that children who excessively use vibrating video game controllers could develop a painful injury. The condition -- called hand-arm vibration syndrome and previously known as ...

Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) is an occupational condition emerging from prolonged exposure to vibrations generated by hand-held power tools, affecting the vascular, neurological, and ...

Larry wakes up in the middle of the night with a prickly, tingling sensation in his hand. At first, he thinks nothing of it; maybe he slept in a bad position and his hand “went to sleep.” But when it ...

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) has launched a campaign to raise awareness of Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS ...

Vibration-induced white finger disease (VWF) is caused by continued use of vibrating hand held machinery (high frequency vibration >50 Hz), and affects tens of thousands of people. New research finds ...

Just about every construction worker who spends most of the day breaking, grinding, drilling or sawing knows that it is not easy on the hands. The risk of long-term injury that results from hand-arm ...

Anti-vibration gloves are a hot topic in industrial safety, but the development of the industry surrounding it has been around since the symptoms of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) were first ...

A social housing provider has been fined £140,000 after two of its employees were diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) following repeated exposure to vibrating equipment. Leicester-based ...

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