Weightlessness Countermeasures

Techniques and routines designed to prevent or reverse unwanted effects of weightlessness experienced during actual and simulated space flight, including physiologic changes related to removal of gravitational loading. Specific measures include creation of artificial gravity, exercise, low-level lower body negative pressure, and use of anti-deconditioning devices. (From Nicogossian, Space Physiology and Medicine, 2d ed, pp294-297)

Year introduced: 1995

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Tree Number(s): E05.974

MeSH Unique ID: D018544

Entry Terms:

• Countermeasures, Weightlessness
• Countermeasure, Weightlessness
• Weightlessness Countermeasure

Previous Indexing:

• Space Flight (1966-1994)

See Also:

• Cardiovascular Deconditioning

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Weightlessness Countermeasures