M J Griffin

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Affiliation: University of Southampton
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Motion sickness: effect of the frequency of lateral oscillation
    Barnaby E Donohew
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:649-56. 2004
  2. ncbi Motion sickness during fore-and-aft oscillation: effect of the visual scene
    Colleen A Butler
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Aviat Space Environ Med 77:1236-43. 2006
  3. ncbi Minimum health and safety requirements for workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration and whole-body vibration in the European Union; a review
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    Occup Environ Med 61:387-97. 2004
  4. ncbi Negligent exposures to hand-transmitted vibration
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81:645-59. 2008
  5. ncbi Measurement, evaluation, and assessment of peripheral neurological disorders caused by hand-transmitted vibration
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81:559-73. 2008
  6. ncbi Acute response of finger circulation to force and vibration applied to the palm of the hand
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
    Scand J Work Environ Health 32:383-91. 2006
  7. ncbi Effect of frequency and direction of horizontal oscillation on motion sickness
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:537-43. 2002
  8. ncbi Dose-response patterns for vibration-induced white finger
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    Occup Environ Med 60:16-26. 2003
  9. ncbi Effect of magnitude and direction of horizontal oscillation on motion sickness
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:640-6. 2002
  10. ncbi Visual field effects on motion sickness in cars
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:739-48. 2004

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Publications52

  1. ncbi Motion sickness: effect of the frequency of lateral oscillation
    Barnaby E Donohew
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:649-56. 2004
    ..The frequency weighting for lateral oscillation may not be applicable in those environments in which there is roll motion during lateral oscillation...
  2. ncbi Motion sickness during fore-and-aft oscillation: effect of the visual scene
    Colleen A Butler
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Aviat Space Environ Med 77:1236-43. 2006
    ..1 Hz and an acceleration magnitude of 0.89 m x s(-2) rms...
  3. ncbi Minimum health and safety requirements for workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration and whole-body vibration in the European Union; a review
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    Occup Environ Med 61:387-97. 2004
    ..Health surveillance and other precautions will be appropriate wherever there is reason to suspect a risk and will not be restricted to conditions where the exposure action value is exceeded...
  4. ncbi Negligent exposures to hand-transmitted vibration
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81:645-59. 2008
    ..This paper considers alternative ways of apportioning negligent and non-negligent exposures to hand-transmitted vibration...
  5. ncbi Measurement, evaluation, and assessment of peripheral neurological disorders caused by hand-transmitted vibration
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 81:559-73. 2008
    ....
  6. ncbi Acute response of finger circulation to force and vibration applied to the palm of the hand
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
    Scand J Work Environ Health 32:383-91. 2006
    ..This study investigated the effects of force at the palm on acute changes in finger circulation during exposure to vibration...
  7. ncbi Effect of frequency and direction of horizontal oscillation on motion sickness
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:537-43. 2002
    ..2 and 0.8 Hz) when subjects were exposed to the same peak velocity of motion at each frequency...
  8. ncbi Dose-response patterns for vibration-induced white finger
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    Occup Environ Med 60:16-26. 2003
    ....
  9. ncbi Effect of magnitude and direction of horizontal oscillation on motion sickness
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:640-6. 2002
    ..If horizontal oscillation causes sickness, it seems reasonable to assume that greater amounts of motion (i.e., an increased magnitude of motion or an increased duration of motion) will increase the extent of the sickness...
  10. ncbi Visual field effects on motion sickness in cars
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 75:739-48. 2004
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  11. ncbi Prevalence and occupational associations of neck pain in the British population
    K T Palmer
    Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Medical Research Council MRC, University of Southampton, England
    Scand J Work Environ Health 27:49-56. 2001
    ..This study determined the prevalence of neck pain and its relation to occupation and occupational activities in the general population...
  12. ncbi The prevalence of sensorineural symptoms attributable to hand-transmitted vibration in Great Britain: a national postal survey
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
    Am J Ind Med 38:99-107. 2000
    ..Exposure to hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) can cause sensorineural symptoms in the upper limb, but its impact has not previously been assessed in the general population...
  13. ncbi Prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in Great Britain and its relation to hand transmitted vibration: a national postal survey
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
    Occup Environ Med 57:448-52. 2000
    ..To assess the prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon in the general population of Great Britain and to estimate the proportion and number of cases attributable to hand transmitted vibration (HTV)...
  14. ncbi Raynaud's phenomenon, vibration induced white finger, and difficulties in hearing
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, Southhampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
    Occup Environ Med 59:640-2. 2002
    ..An association has previously been reported between finger blanching and hearing difficulties, but only in workers with exposure to noise and hand transmitted vibration (HTV)...
  15. ncbi The relative importance of whole body vibration and occupational lifting as risk factors for low-back pain
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Southampton, UK
    Occup Environ Med 60:715-21. 2003
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  16. ncbi Exposure to hand-transmitted vibration and pain in the neck and upper limbs
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Occup Med (Lond) 51:464-7. 2001
    ..7 versus 1.8 for neck pain). This accords with the pattern of transmission of HTV to the upper limb, although a confounding effect from other ergonomic risk factors cannot be discounted...
  17. ncbi Risk of hand-arm vibration syndrome according to occupation and sources of exposure to hand-transmitted vibration: A national survey
    K T Palmer
    MRC Clinical Scientist and Consultant Occupational Physician, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
    Am J Ind Med 39:389-96. 2001
    ..Although some occupational sources of hand-transmitted vibration (HTV) have been extensively investigated, the risks associated with others are poorly characterized...
  18. ncbi Airsickness and aircraft motion during short-haul flights
    M Turner
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 71:1181-9. 2000
    ..This study examines the relationship between low-frequency aircraft motion and passenger sickness in short-haul turboprop flights within the United Kingdom...
  19. ncbi Cigarette smoking, occupational exposure to noise, and self reported hearing difficulties
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
    Occup Environ Med 61:340-4. 2004
    ..To explore the interaction of smoking and occupational exposure to noise as risk factors for hearing difficulty in the general population...
  20. ncbi Thermal thresholds, vibrotactile thresholds and finger systolic blood pressures in dockyard workers exposed to hand-transmitted vibration
    C J Lindsell
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 72:377-86. 1999
    ..To relate the neurological findings to the results of vascular tests and the symptoms reported by subjects with vibration-induced white finger...
  21. ncbi Validity of self reported occupational exposures to hand transmitted and whole body vibration
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
    Occup Environ Med 57:237-41. 2000
    ..To assess the accuracy with which workers report their exposure to occupational sources of hand transmitted (HTV) and whole body vibration (WBV)...
  22. ncbi Evaluating the effectiveness of gloves in reducing the hazards of hand-transmitted vibration
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Occup Environ Med 55:340-8. 1998
    ..A method of evaluating the effectiveness of gloves in reducing the hazards of hand-transmitted vibration is proposed...
  23. ncbi Effect of direction of head movement on motion sickness caused by Coriolis stimulation
    P D Woodman
    Human Factors Research Unit, University of Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 68:93-8. 1997
    ..During constant speed rotation of the body, head rotation about an axis other than the axis of rotation of the body (i.e., Coriolis is stimulation) induces motion sickness...
  24. ncbi Prevalence and pattern of occupational exposure to whole body vibration in Great Britain: findings from a national survey
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton
    Occup Environ Med 57:229-36. 2000
    ..To estimate the number of workers in Great Britain with significant occupational exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) and to identify the common sources of exposure and the occupations and industries where such exposures arise...
  25. ncbi Predicting the hazards of whole-body vibration--considerations of a standard
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    Ind Health 36:83-91. 1998
    ....
  26. ncbi Interpretation of the finger skin temperature response to cold provocation
    C J Lindsell
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 74:325-35. 2001
    ..It is suggested that the FST response to cold provocation should be interpreted with respect to the state of initial blood flow...
  27. ncbi The validation of biodynamic models
    M J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 16:S81-92. 2001
    ..Models can be used to optimise designs in order to minimise predicted risks. However, models can be promulgated and used without knowledge of their accuracy or usefulness...
  28. ncbi Occupational exposure to noise and the attributable burden of hearing difficulties in Great Britain
    K T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, Southhampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
    Occup Environ Med 59:634-9. 2002
    ..Both are strongly associated with years spent in a noisy occupation--a predominantly male exposure. The national burden of hearing difficulties attributable to noise at work is substantial...
  29. ncbi Modelling the dynamic mechanisms associated with the principal resonance of the seated human body
    Y Matsumoto
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 16:S31-44. 2001
    ..The information is required to represent mechanical responses of the body and assist the development of models for specific effects of vibration...
  30. ncbi The transmission of translational seat vibration to the head: the effect of measurement position at the head
    G S Paddan
    Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton
    Proc Inst Mech Eng H 206:159-68. 1992
    ..The magnitude of motion occurring in some modes is dependent on body posture...
  31. ncbi Discomfort from sinusoidal oscillation in the roll and lateral axes at frequencies between 0.2 and 1.6 Hz
    I H Wyllie
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England
    J Acoust Soc Am 121:2644-54. 2007
    ..The prediction of discomfort caused by low frequency lateral and roll oscillation requires that both components are measured and assessed according to their separate effects...
  32. ncbi Gastric myoelectric activity during low frequency oscillation
    S R Holmes
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Aviat Space Environ Med 71:420-5. 2000
    ..The present experiment investigated changes in the electrogastrogram (EGG) during a control condition and during exposure to 0.125 Hz off-axis yaw oscillation of the body...
  33. ncbi Independent responses of Pacinian and Non-Pacinian systems with hand-transmitted vibration detected from masked thresholds
    Miyuki Morioka
    Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southhampton, Southhampton, UK
    Somatosens Mot Res 22:69-84. 2005
    ..Differing transmission of vibration between the hand and the finger may have also influenced the thresholds...
  34. ncbi Thresholds for the perception of hand-transmitted vibration: dependence on contact area and contact location
    Miyuki Morioka
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Somatosens Mot Res 22:281-97. 2005
    ..5 Hz) decreased from proximal to distal regions of the hand, whereas the Pacinian thresholds (125 Hz) were independent of contact location over the hand...
  35. ncbi Effect of contact location on vibrotactile thresholds at the fingertip
    Darren J Whitehouse
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Somatosens Mot Res 23:73-81. 2006
    ..With the 1-mm diameter contactor there were greater variations in thresholds and extreme locations, near the nail and the distal interphalangeal joint, may be unsuitable for investigating sensorineural disorders...
  36. ncbi Vibrotactile thresholds at the fingertip, volar forearm, large toe, and heel
    Miyuki Morioka
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
    Somatosens Mot Res 25:101-12. 2008
    ..The role of Pacinian and non-Pacinian channels could not be confirmed at the large toe or the heel despite some evidence of spatial summation...
  37. ncbi Motion sickness from combined lateral and roll oscillation: effect of varying phase relationships
    Judith A Joseph
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 78:944-50. 2007
    ..Previous studies have investigated motion sickness caused by combined lateral and roll oscillation occurring in phase with each other. In tilting trains there can be a phase difference between the two motions...
  38. ncbi The diagnosis of disorders caused by hand-transmitted vibration: Southampton Workshop 2000
    Michael J Griffin
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:1-5. 2002
    ..To identify the current state of knowledge, current uncertainties and future needs related to the diagnosis of disorders associated with the use of vibratory hand-held tools...
  39. ncbi Normative vibrotactile thresholds measured at five European test centres
    Christopher J Lindsell
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 76:517-28. 2003
    ..These normative data may be used to assist the diagnosis of peripheral neuropathy involving vibrotactile sensation...
  40. ncbi Repeatability of grip strength and dexterity tests and the effects of age and gender
    Barbara M Haward
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:111-9. 2002
    ..Grip strength was greater in men. Occupational effects might exist for both tests, irrespective of any occupational disorder, and might be reflected in increases or decreases in grip strength and dexterity...
  41. ncbi The clinical grading of Raynaud's phenomenon and vibration-induced white finger: relationship between finger blanching and difficulties in using the upper limb
    Keith T Palmer
    MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Community Clinical Sciences, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:29-36. 2002
    ....
  42. ncbi Normative data for vascular and neurological tests of the hand-arm vibration syndrome
    Christopher J Lindsell
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:43-54. 2002
    ..Comparison with the current data is considered valid for men of working age. Age and room temperature should be recognised as being capable of causing changes in neurological and vascular function...
  43. ncbi Dependence of vibrotactile thresholds on the psychophysical measurement method
    Miyuki Morioka
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:78-84. 2002
    ..To compare thresholds obtained with (a) 'continuously variable' versus intermittent 'staircase' stimulation using 'yes-no' responses, and (b) 'yes-no' and 'forced-choice' responses using intermittent staircase stimulation...
  44. ncbi A comparison of vibrotactile thresholds obtained using different diagnostic equipment: the effect of contact conditions
    Darren J Whitehouse
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, UK
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 75:85-9. 2002
    ..Either method may assist the diagnosis of disorders associated with hand-transmitted vibration, but control of skin indentation has the advantage of greater simplicity and, in this study, greater repeatability...
  45. ncbi Motion sickness: effect of the magnitude of roll and pitch oscillation
    Judith A Joseph
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 79:390-6. 2008
    ..Rotational oscillation in roll and pitch can cause motion sickness, but it is not known how sickness depends on the magnitude of rotational oscillation or whether there is a difference between the two axes of motion...
  46. ncbi Effect of phase on discomfort caused by vertical whole-body vibration and shock--experimental investigation
    Yasunao Matsumoto
    Human Factors Research Unit, Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England
    J Acoust Soc Am 111:1280-8. 2002
    ..The effect of phase between frequency components within the shocks was statistically significant, although no objective measurement method used in the study was correlated with the subjective judgments...
  47. ncbi Optokinetic stimuli: motion sickness, visual acuity, and eye movements
    Nicholas A Webb
    Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, England, UK
    Aviat Space Environ Med 73:351-8. 2002
    ..When the eyes are free to track moving stimuli, there is an association between visual acuity and motion sickness. Virtual displays can create vection and may be used to investigate visually induced motion sickness...
  48. ncbi Effect of prior exposure to hand-transmitted vibration on cold response of digital arteries
    Massimo Bovenzi
    Unità Clinica Operativa di Medicina del Lavoro, Dipartimento di Scienze di Medicina Pubblica, Universita degli Studi di Trieste, Centro Tumori, Via della Pietà, 19, 34129 Trieste, Italy
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 80:281-9. 2007
    ..To investigate whether prior exposure to hand-transmitted vibration on the day of a cold provocation test affects the cold response of digital arteries...
  49. ncbi Non-linear characteristics in the dynamic responses of seated subjects exposed to vertical whole-body vibration
    Yasunao Matsumoto
    Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, Urawa, Japan
    J Biomech Eng 124:527-32. 2002
    ....
  50. ncbi Effect of roll oscillation frequency on motion sickness
    Henrietta V C Howarth
    Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, Southampton, England
    Aviat Space Environ Med 74:326-31. 2003
    ..Motion sickness associated with pure roll oscillation of a seat will usually be less than the sickness associated with pure translational oscillation of the seat or the sickness associated with combined translation and rotation...
  51. ncbi Risk of early surgery for Crohn's disease: implications for early treatment strategies
    Bruce E Sands
    Gastrointestinal Unit and Center for the Study of IBD, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, GRJ 7, Boston, MA 02114, USA
    Am J Gastroenterol 98:2712-8. 2003
    ..These results suggest that improved risk stratification and potent therapies with rapid onset of action are needed to modify the natural history of Crohn's disease...
  52. ncbi Acute effects of continuous and intermittent vibration on finger circulation
    Massimo Bovenzi
    Department of Public Health Sciences, Trieste General Hospitals, University of Trieste, Via della Pieta 19, 34129, Trieste, Italy
    Int Arch Occup Environ Health 77:255-63. 2004
    ..To compare the acute response of finger circulation to continuous and intermittent vibration having the same total duration of vibration exposure and the same energy-equivalent acceleration magnitude...