Whole-Body Vibration
Whole-body vibration from driving trucks or operating heavy equipment can affect the musculoskeletal system and cause low-back pain. Symptoms include:
Driving trucks can affect skeletal muscles.
- low back pain, and
- shooting pain or numbness in the upper legs.
Whole-body vibration can occur while operating large mobile equipment, such as:
- drilling rigs
- pile-driving equipment
- tractors
- graders
- excavators
- earth-moving equipment
- other large equipment
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