Effects of intermittent seating upright, lower body negative pressure, and exercise on functional tasks performance after head-down tilt bed rest

IntroductionBed rest can be used as a ground-based analog of the body unloading associated with spaceflight. In this study, we determined how strict head-down tilt bed rest affects subjects’ performance of functional tests (sit-to-stand, tandem walk, walk-and-turn, dynamic posturography) that challe...

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Main Authors: Gilles Clément, Sarah C. Moudy, Timothy R. Macaulay, Edwin Mulder, Scott J. Wood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2024.1442239/full