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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-4-1
pubmed:abstractText
Experiments executed on the upper limb are assuming increasing significance in the frame of the Human Physiology in space, for at least two reasons: the upper limb is the principal means of locomotion for the subject living in a space station; furthermore, fatigue can have a significant effect on the hand, for the ordinary work on board, and in particular for the extra-vehicular activities. The degradation of the performances affecting the muscular-skeletal apparatus can be easily recognized on the upper limb, by exerting specific scientific protocols, to be repeated through the permanence of the subject in weightlessness conditions. Another aspect relevant to the effect of microgravity on the upper limb is associated with the alteration of the motor control programs due to the different gravity factor, affecting not only the bio-mechanics of the subject, but in general all his/her psycho-physical conditions, induced by the totally different environment. Specific protocols on the upper limb can facilitate the studies on learning mechanisms for the motor control. The results of such experiments can be transferred to the Earth, useful for treatment of subjects with local traumas or diseases of the Central Nervous System.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
S
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0273-1177
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
c2003 COSPAR. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NASA
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1368-74
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-4-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Short term microgravity effect on isometric hand grip and precision pinch force with visual and proprioceptive feedback.
pubmed:affiliation
Hand's Microsurgery Department, S. Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article