The Effect of Vibration Exposure on Posterior Lower Limbs …
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Fig. 5 Skin temperature in
the calf area
Fig. 6 Skin temperature in
the thigh area
4 Results
In order to track the way the lower limb skin temperature changes as a result of acute
exposure to vibration within a short time of less than 100 s, a protocol has been
established.
The first experiment was achieved by maintaining a constant frequency of 50 Hz
and constant amplitude of 2 mm, peak to peak, and the exposure time changed from
40 s to 100 s in a 20 s step. For each experiment, the maximum temperature on the
calf skin, knee and thigh skin of the lower right limb was recorded. These results
are plotted as shown in Fig. 7. It is found that the skin temperature of the three
components of the lower limb increases with the increase in vibration exposure time.
The most pronounced increase of the temperature is seen on the thigh skin.
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Fig. 5 Skin temperature in
the calf area
Fig. 6 Skin temperature in
the thigh area
4 Results
In order to track the way the lower limb skin temperature changes as a result of acute
exposure to vibration within a short time of less than 100 s, a protocol has been
established.
The first experiment was achieved by maintaining a constant frequency of 50 Hz
and constant amplitude of 2 mm, peak to peak, and the exposure time changed from
40 s to 100 s in a 20 s step. For each experiment, the maximum temperature on the
calf skin, knee and thigh skin of the lower right limb was recorded. These results
are plotted as shown in Fig. 7. It is found that the skin temperature of the three
components of the lower limb increases with the increase in vibration exposure time.
The most pronounced increase of the temperature is seen on the thigh skin.