Acta Astronautica, volume 121, pages 110-115

Acute effects of Dry Immersion on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses

Miller T. F. 3
Melnik K A 3
Netreba A I 3
Khusnutdinova D R 3
Kitov V V 3
Reschke M. F. 4
Kozlovskaya I.B. 3
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Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Russian Federation State Scientific Center − Institute for Bio-Medical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Russian Federation State Scientific Center, Institute for Bio-Medical Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Neurosciences Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2016-04-01
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ISSN00945765
Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
Impairments in balance control are inevitable following exposure to microgravity. However, the role of particular sensory system in postural disorders at different stages of the exposure to microgravity still remains unknown. We used a method called Dry Immersion (DI), as a ground-based model of microgravity, to elucidate the effects of 6-h of load-related afferent inputs on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses evoked by pushes to the chest of different intensities during upright standing. The structure of postural corrective responses was altered following exposure to DI, which was manifested by: (1) an increase of the ankle and knee flexion during perturbations of medium intensity, (2) the lack of the compensatory hip extension, as well as diminished knee and ankle flexion with a further increase of the perturbation intensity to submaximal level. We suggest that the lack of weight-bearing increases the reactivity of the balance control system, whereas the ability to scale the responses proportionally to the perturbation intensity decreases. Disrupted neuromuscular coordination of postural corrective responses following DI can be attributed to adaptive neural modifications on the spinal and cortical levels. The present study provides evidence that even a short-term lack of load-related afferent inputs alters kinematic patterns of postural corrective responses, and can result in decreased balance control. Because vestibular input is not primarily affected during the DI exposure, our results indicate that activity and the state of the load-related afferents play critical roles in balance control following real or simulated microgravity.

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Sayenko D. G. et al. Acute effects of Dry Immersion on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses // Acta Astronautica. 2016. Vol. 121. pp. 110-115.
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Sayenko D. G., Miller T. F., Melnik K. A., Netreba A. I., Khusnutdinova D. R., Kitov V. V., Tomilovskaya E. S., Reschke M. F., Gerasimenko Y. P., Kozlovskaya I. Acute effects of Dry Immersion on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses // Acta Astronautica. 2016. Vol. 121. pp. 110-115.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.12.054
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.actaastro.2015.12.054
TI - Acute effects of Dry Immersion on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses
T2 - Acta Astronautica
AU - Miller, T. F.
AU - Melnik, K A
AU - Netreba, A I
AU - Khusnutdinova, D R
AU - Kitov, V V
AU - Reschke, M. F.
AU - Kozlovskaya, I.B.
AU - Sayenko, Dimitry G.
AU - Tomilovskaya, Elena S.
AU - Gerasimenko, Yury P.
PY - 2016
DA - 2016/04/01 00:00:00
PB - Elsevier
SP - 110-115
VL - 121
SN - 0094-5765
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@article{2016_Sayenko,
author = {T. F. Miller and K A Melnik and A I Netreba and D R Khusnutdinova and V V Kitov and M. F. Reschke and I.B. Kozlovskaya and Dimitry G. Sayenko and Elena S. Tomilovskaya and Yury P. Gerasimenko},
title = {Acute effects of Dry Immersion on kinematic characteristics of postural corrective responses},
journal = {Acta Astronautica},
year = {2016},
volume = {121},
publisher = {Elsevier},
month = {apr},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.actaastro.2015.12.054},
pages = {110--115},
doi = {10.1016/j.actaastro.2015.12.054}
}
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