Gravity Threshold and Dose Response Relationships: Health Benefits Using a Short Arm Human Centrifuge.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Increasing the level of gravity passively on a centrifuge, should be equal to or even more beneficial not only to astronauts living in a microgravity environment but also to patients confined to bed. Gravity therapy (GT) may have beneficial effects on numerous conditions, such as immobility due to neuromuscular disorders, balance disorders, stroke, sports injuries. However, the appropriate configuration for administering the Gz load remains to be determined.

Methods

To address these issues, we studied graded G-loads from 0.5 to 2.0g in 24 young healthy, male and female participants, trained on a short arm human centrifuge (SAHC) combined with mild activity exercise within 40-59% MHR, provided by an onboard bicycle ergometer. Hemodynamic parameters, as cardiac output

SUBMITTER: Kourtidou-Papadeli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8144521 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature