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[Musculoskeletal rehabilitation and bone. Musculoskeletal response to human space flight and physical
1Space Biomedical Research Office, Human Space Technology and Astronauts Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) .
Abstract:
The assembly of the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" to international space station was completed in 2009 and Koichi Wakata became the first Japanese station astronaut who spent more than 4 months in the station. Bone and muscle losses are significant medical concerns for long duration human space flight. Effective countermeasure program for bone loss and muscle atrophy is necessary to avoid post flight bone fracture and joint sprain after landing. The musculoskeletal response to human space flight and current physical countermeasure program for station astronauts are described.
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