Open AccessEfficacy of Testosterone plus NASA Exercise Countermeasures during Head-Down Bed Rest
Author(s) -
E. Lichar Dillon,
Melinda SheffieldMoore,
William J. Durham,
Lori L. PloutzSnyder,
Jeffrey W. Ryder,
Christopher P. Danesi,
Kathleen M. Randolph,
Charles R. Gilkison,
Randall J. Urban
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000001616
Subject(s) - bed rest , rest (music) , testosterone (patch) , head (geology) , aeronautics , medicine , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , geology , engineering , geomorphology
Prolonged confinement to head-down bed rest (HDBR) results in musculoskeletal losses similar to those observed during long-duration space flight. Exercise countermeasures by themselves have not completely prevented the deleterious losses in muscle mass or function in HDBR or space flight.