Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
4 p.
Publication Date
11-2014
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert Inc.
Source Publication
Journal of Women's Health
Source ISSN
1540-9996
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4910; PubMed Central: PMCID 4235589
Abstract
There is considerable variability among individuals in musculoskeletal response to long-duration spaceflight. The specific origin of the individual variability is unknown but is almost certainly influenced by the details of other mission conditions such as individual differences in exercise countermeasures, particularly intensity of exercise, dietary intake, medication use, stress, sleep, psychological profiles, and actual mission task demands. In addition to variations in mission conditions, genetic differences may account for some aspect of individual variability. Generally, this individual variability exceeds the variability between sexes that adds to the complexity of understanding sex differences alone. Research specifically related to sex differences of the musculoskeletal system during unloading is presented and discussed.
Recommended Citation
Ploutz-Snyder, Lori; Bloomfield, Susan; Smith, Scott M.; Hunter, Sandra K.; Templeton, Kim; and Bemben, Debra, "Effects of Sex and Gender on Adaptation to Space: Musculoskeletal Health" (2014). Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications. 62.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/exsci_fac/62
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Women's Health, Vol. 23, No. 11 (November 2014): 963-966. The final published version is available from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers here: DOI. © 2014 Mary Ann Liebert Inc. Used with permission.