A construction worker wearing vibration-dampening gloves operates a jackhammer. Despite the gloves, prolonged exposure leads to 'hand-arm vibration syndrome' (HAVS). Why does this occur, even with vibration damping?

💡 Explanation

Mechanoreceptor fatigue explains the syndrome, because prolonged vibration overwhelms sensory neurons, altering their encoding of touch and position; therefore, sensory perception degrades even with damping, rather than resonant frequency shifts or direct vascular effects alone.

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