Publisher's Synopsis
Changes in skeletal muscle strength occur in response to chronic disuse or insufficient functional loading. The purpose of this study was to examine changes in muscle performance of the lower extremity and torso prior to and immediately after 7 days of simulated weightlessness (horizontal bed rest). A Biodex was used to determine concentric and eccentric peak torque and angle at peak torque for the back, abdomen, quadriceps, hamstring, soleus, and tibialis anterior. A reference angle of 0 degrees was set at full extension. Data were analyzed by ANOVA. Hayes, Judith C. and Roper, Mary L. and Mazzocca, Augustus D. and Mcbrine, John J. and Barrows, Linda H. and Harris, Bernard A. and Siconolfi, Steven F. Johnson Space Center NASA-TP-3182, S-665, NAS 1.60:3182 ...
