STABILOGRAPHIC STUADY TO ASSESSMENT OF THE VERTICAL POSTURE STABILITY IN VIBRATION-EXPOSED WORKERS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of using stabilography for identifying postural imbalance in workers exposed to industrial vibration. A total of 97 workers of the JSC «Minsk Automobile Plant» exposed to industrial vibration were recruited. The main stabilographic parameters characterizing the stability of the vertical posture and the degree of plantar information used for maintaining balance of workers were analyzed. We identified postural changes indicating the disturbances of proprioceptive sensitivity in workers exposed to industrial vibration more than 5 years.

Keywords

• industrial vibration
• vertical stability
• stabilographic study plantar coefficient