[Hypokinesia as a risk factor in extreme conditions]

The paper describes the specific clinical/physiological symptoms of hypokinesia developing in bedrested female and male subjects. It was shown that hypokinesia calls forth a peculiar syndrome that substantially impairs human performance. Experimental and clinical data indicate that hypokinesia should be regarded as a serious risk factor stimulating pathological alterations in the visceral organs. Proceeding from this assumption, investigations along the line should be persevered in order to contribute to the general theory of key reactions of organism to hypokinesia, and search for preventive means and methods to be applied both to space medicine and public health.