Journal article
Combined effect of posture and whole-body vibration on health
Journal of low frequency noise, vibration, and active control
05/08/2026
DOI: 10.1177/14613484261447235
Abstract
Combined exposure to whole-body vibration (WBV) and posture can result in harmful adverse health effects compared to WBV or posture alone. The effect of WBV on health is outlined in ISO standard ISO 2631-1, and the effect of static posture is defined in ISO 11226. The goal of this study was to develop an accumulative posture index based on both static and dynamic (vibration) contributions. The health metrics from both sources were used to introduce daily combined WBV-posture exposure, which was then used to assess health risks. Three examples from different industrial vehicles were introduced to demonstrate the effect of daily combined WBV-posture exposure on the daily exposure duration thresholds defined by the ISO 2631-1 Health Guidance Caution Zone. The combined effect of posture on health can be influenced by the vibration magnitude, frequency content, muscle activation, and static and dynamic postures, which will be considered in future studies.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Combined effect of posture and whole-body vibration on health
- Creators
- Salam Rahmatalla - University of IowaYash Kumar Dhabi - University of IowaSuzanne Smith - United States Air Force Research LaboratoryNastaran Raffler - Institut für Arbeitsschutz der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of low frequency noise, vibration, and active control
- DOI
- 10.1177/14613484261447235
- ISSN
- 1461-3484
- eISSN
- 2048-4046
- Publisher
- Sage
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 05/08/2026
- Academic Unit
- Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Iowa Technology Institute; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9985163715102771
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