Assessment of hand-arm vibration exposure among traffic police motorcyclists

Mirbod, Seyed Mohamad; Yoshida, H.; Jamali, Marjan; Masamura, Kazuhito; Inaba, R; Iwata, Hiroji

doi:10.1016/s1353-1131(98)90021-9

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“…13 The vibration causes disruption of retrograde axoplasmic transport in the peripheral nerve. 14 The vibrational energy causes extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activation and endothelin-1 (ET-1) production.…”

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Do motorcyclists have erectile dysfunction? A preliminary study

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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between motorcycling and erectile dysfunction (ED). We investigated the relationship between motorcycling and erectile function using the 5-items version of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF5) in 234 motorcyclists (response rate 75%) and 752 healthy controls (response rate 66%). In all, 161 (69%) of 234 motorcyclists were diagnosed as ED based on IIEF5. The prevalence of ED in the motorcycle group increased by age as: 58, 63, 76 and 93%, for motorcyclists in 20-29, 30-39, 40-49 and 50-59 years, respectively. There was a significant difference in the prevalence of ED between the motorcycle group and the control group in all age groups. On stepwise logistic regression analysis, motorcycling was the strongest risk factor for ED. Although the severity of ED in motorcyclists was not so severe, motorcycling may be one of risk factors for ED.

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Do motorcyclists have erectile dysfunction? A preliminary study

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“…Very few studies document the physical exposures [6] and the muscular disorders [3,7] that officers experience. Conclusive quantitative geometrical and biomechanical evidence of physical stressors have not yet emerged from such studies, but subjective officer questionnaire and survey responses clearly indicate prevalence of pain and discomfort specific to the mobile police population [3,7].…”

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