The effectiveness of JOBST(Registered TradeMark) compression stockings for fluid redistribution was examined in the lunar bed rest analog based on Digital Astronaut computer model predictions. NASA's future goals include missions to the moon which will require extended exposure to the lunar gravity environment. To prepare for these missions, physiological adaptations in various systems must be resolved. A bed rest at a 10 degree head-up tilt was used to simulate lunar gravity. Plasma volume (PV) loss may cause some of the cardiovascular adaptations which occur during space flight so PV is measured in the bed rest analog to evaluate fluid loss. PV varies from individual to individual so PV index (PVI) is used to determine the magnitude and time course of fluid shift and cardiovascular adaptation to 1/6 g. The Digital Astronaut, a computer simulation tool, predicts a 6% PV loss during an extended simulated lunar mission for a male with a body surface area of 1.95 m(exp 2). Simple geometry calculations suggest that 10 degree head-up tilt is most useful for simulated measurement of deconditioning in bone and muscle, however, 2 degree head-up tilt may best imitate cardiovascular fluid shifts. In order to reconcile these different models, compression stocking must be used in the 10 degree paradigm to better approximate expected cardiovascular changes.


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    Title :

    Efficacy of Compression Garments to Simulate Fluid Shifts during Lunar Bedrest


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    Conference:

    UTMB National Student Research Forum ; 2009 ; Galveston, TX, United States


    Publication date :

    2009-04-23


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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