Axial loading as a countermeasure to hypogravitational disorders in sensory-motor system

Axial loading as a countermeasure to hypogravitational disorders in sensory-motor system Full article

Journal

Acta Astronautica
ISSN: 1879-2030 , E-ISSN: 0094-5765

Output data

Year: 2025, Volume: 238, Pages: 1238-1246 Pages count : 9 DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.10.002

Tags

Dry immersion, Penguin suit, Axial loading, Microgravity, Countermeasures

Authors

Tomilovskaya E.S. ¹ , Riabova A.M. ¹ , Rukavishnikov I.V. ¹ , Shigueva T.A. ¹ , Bekreneva M.P. ¹ , Saveko A.A. ¹ , Kukoba T.B. ² , Fomina E.V. ¹ , Zelenskaya I.S. ¹ , Shishkin N.V. ¹ , Kitov V.V. ¹ , Amirova L.E. ¹ , Yarmanova E.N. ¹

Affiliations

1	Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2	Yu.A. Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center

Exposure to microgravity leads to a number of negative changes in the sensory-motor system. One of the countermeasure approaches under these conditions is the application of axial weight loading. The study presents the results of assessing the efficacy of axial loading using the “Penguin” suit (Russian onboard countermeasure mean) in a ground-based model of microgravity - a 5-day Dry Immersion. It was shown that axial loading reduced the severity of back pain, prevented changes in muscle tone and the speed-strength properties of the back and thigh muscles, decreased the vertical balance changes and also prevented the development of spinal hyperreflexia.

Tomilovskaya E.S. , Riabova A.M. , Rukavishnikov I.V. , Shigueva T.A. , Bekreneva M.P. , Saveko A.A. , Kukoba T.B. , Fomina E.V. , Zelenskaya I.S. , Shishkin N.V. , Kitov V.V. , Amirova L.E. , Yarmanova E.N.
Axial loading as a countermeasure to hypogravitational disorders in sensory-motor system
Acta Astronautica. 2025. V.238. P.1238-1246. DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2025.10.002 OpenAlex

Submitted:	Jul 18, 2025
Accepted:	Oct 1, 2025
Published online:	Oct 3, 2025

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