ArticleFrontiers in physiology2019
Lumbopelvic Muscle Changes Following Long-Duration Spaceflight.
Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Effects of Spaceflight on Musculoskeletal Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Considerations for Interplanetary Travel.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Pooled it
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- The effect of spaceflight on tissues of the spinal column.Bone reports · 2026Review
- Changes in Vertebral Bone Density and Paraspinal Muscle Morphology Following Spaceflight and 1 Year Readaptation on Earth.JBMR plus · 2023Article
- Effect of microgravity on mechanical loadings in lumbar spine at various postures: a numerical study.NPJ microgravity · 2023Article
- Effect of trunk exercise upon lumbar IVD height and vertebral compliance when performed supine with 1 g at the CoM compared to upright in 1 g.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Change in Lumbar Muscle Size and Composition on MRI with Long-Duration Spaceflight.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Article
- The Effects of Reconditioning Exercises Following Prolonged Bed Rest on Lumbopelvic Muscle Volume and Accumulation of Paraspinal Muscle Fat.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The effects of spaceflight microgravity on the musculoskeletal system of humans and animals, with an emphasis on exercise as a countermeasure: a systematic scoping review.Physiological research · 2021Article
- Trunk Skeletal Muscle Changes on CT with Long-Duration Spaceflight.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Article
- Neck Muscle Changes Following Long-Duration Spaceflight.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
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Abstract
Long-duration spaceflight has been shown to negatively affect the lumbopelvic muscles of crewmembers. Through analysis of computed tomography scans of crewmembers on 4- to 6-month missions equipped with the interim resistive exercise device, the structural deterioration of the psoas, quadratus lumborum, and paraspinal muscles was assessed. Computed tomography scans of 16 crewmembers were collected before and after long-duration spaceflight. The volume and attenuation of lumbar musculature at the L2 vertebral level were measured. Percent changes in the lumbopelvic muscle volume and attenuation (indicative of myosteatosis, or intermuscular fat infiltration) following spaceflight were calculated. Due to historical studies demonstrating only decreases in the muscles assessed, a one-sample
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