Vocational rehabilitative decisions after symptoms and findings consistent with hand-arm vibration syndrome in the Swedish surveillance system – a mixed-method design

Table 1 Cut-off values and gradings for Stockholm Workshop Scale SN for semi-objective testing (SWS-SO)

Test method	Result	Result interpretation^#	SWS-SO
Semmes Weinstein	2.81 (Green)	Normal	0
Monofilament	3.61 (Blue)	Quasi normal	0
	4.31 (Purple)	Diminished light touch	2
	≥ 4.56 (Red)	Diminished protective sensation	2
Static two-point discrimination	> 5 mm	Diminished tactile spatial acuity	3
Tuning fork (128 Hz)	Reported diminished	Diminished vibration sensation	2
Rolltemp (25 °C and 40 °C)	Reported diminished	Diminished thermal sensation	2

^#Interpretation threshold values from the Swedish national guidelines [16] considered gold standard

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