Vibration induced white finger

...In Japan, this symptom gradually appeared after chainsaws were introduced into forestry in 1955. Forest workers in the Kiso region gave it this name because they were afraid that their hands would turn white like white wax and lose feeling in them. In Europe, it is also called VIWF (vibration induced white finger). Nowadays, disorders that appear in the peripheral circulatory system, peripheral nervous system, and musculoskeletal system are collectively called vibration disorders. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…日本ではチェーンソーが山林業に導入された1955年以降，この症状が徐々に現れ，木曾地方の山林労働者が，手が白蠟のように白くなり感覚のうせた状態を恐れてこの名をつけた。ヨーロッパでもVIWF(vibration induced white finger)と呼ぶ。今では，末梢循環系，末梢神経系，運動器系に現れる障害などをまとめて振動障害と呼んでいる。…

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