CONTENT

CERTIFICATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT

CHAPTER 1
1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11

INTRODUCTION AND LITERATURE REVIEW

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Hand Arm Vibration Injuries caused by Hand-Arm Vibration Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVs) Symptoms of HAVs Causes of HAVs Health risks of Hand-Arm Vibration Vibratory Hand Tools Responsible for HAVs Injury Statistics of Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Studies Under the HAV Issues Plan of Present Study Tool Used in the present study- Chain Saw 1.11.1 Transfer of Vibration to Hand from Chain Saw

CHAPTER 2
2.1 Methodology 2.1.1 Objectives 2.1.2 Discomfort Rating 2.1.2.1 Approach 2.1.2.2 Participants 2.1.2.3 Design of Experiment 2.1.2.4 Procedure 2.1.3 EMG Activity of Different Muscles 2.1.3.1 Approach 2.1.3.2 Participants 2.1.3.3 Apparatus (a) Experimental Set up (b) EMG Recording 2.1.3.4 Procedure 2.1.4 Angular Deviations of Wrist and Forearm 2.1.4.1 Approach 2.1.4.2 Participants 2.1.4.3 Apparatus (a) Experimental Set up

PILOT EXPERIMENT
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2.3 2.4

(b) Angular Deviation Recording 2.1.4.4 Procedure 2.1.5 Discomfort Rating 2.1.5.1 Approach 2.1.5.2 Participants 2.1.5.3 Apparatus 2.1.5.4 Procedure Results - Pilot Experiments 2.2.1 Discomfort Rating 2.2.2 EMG activity of muscles 2.2.3 Angular Deviation 2.2.4 Vibration Levels Discussion for the Pilot Experiment Conclusion

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CHAPTER 3
3.1

MAIN EXPERIMENT
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Methodology 3.1.1 Objectives 3.1.2 Design of New Handles 3.1.3 Discomfort Rating 3.1.3.1 Approach 3.1.3.2 Participants 3.1.3.3 Design of Experiment 3.1.3.4 Procedure 3.1.4 EMG Activity of ECRB Muscle 3.1.4.1 Approach 3.1.4.2 Participants 3.1.4.3 Apparatus (a) Experimental Setup (b) EMG Recording 3.1.4.4 Procedure 3.1.5 EMG Activity of ECRB Muscle 3.1.5.1 Approach 3.1.5.2 Participants 3.1.5.3 Apparatus (a) Experimental Setup (b) Angular Deviation Recording 3.1.5.4 Procedure 3.1.6 Transfer of the Vibration over the Hand Arm System 3.1.6.1 Approach

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3.4 3.5

3.1.6.2 Participants 3.1.6.3 Apparatus 3.1.6.4 Procedure Results - Main Experiment 3.2.1 Discomfort Score 3.2.1.1 Statistical Analysis 3.2.2 EMG Activity of ECRB Muscle 3.2.2.1 Statistical Analysis 3.2.3 Angular Deviation for the Hand Arm System 3.2.3.1 Statistical Analysis 3.2.4 Vibration Levels 3.2.4.1 Statistical Analysis Discussion 3.3.1.1 Discomfort Score 3.3.1.2 Angular Deviation 3.3.1.3 EMG Activity 3.3.1.4 Vibration Levels Conclusion Future Scope for Further studies

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