[335] JUSTIFYING A CLINICAL TRIAL OF THE FUNCTIONAL READAPTIVE EXERCISE DEVICE FOR LUMBOPELVIC MOTOR CONTROL REHABILITATION AFTER SPACEFLIGHT

摘要

INTRODUCTION: Astronauts have 68% increased incidence of back pain (Sayson and Hargens 2008) and 4.3 times higher risk of herniated disc than controls (Johnston et al. 2010). Atrophy of lumbar multifidus (LM) and transversus abdominis (TrA) and difficulty controlling spinal mechanics is commonly found in post flight astronauts (Hides et al. 2011; Buckey 2006). Exercise using the Functional Readaptive Exercise Device (FRED) shows strong potential to recruit the LM and TrA muscles automatically (Debuse et al. 2013) which could benefit current post spaceflight rehabilitation. The mechanistic effects of exercise on the FRED were investigated to inform decisions regarding a future clinical trial.